Perilla frutescens

E424985

annual herb aromatic plant plant species

Perilla frutescens is an aromatic annual herb widely used in East Asian cuisine and traditional medicine, known for its distinctive flavorful leaves and seeds.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Perilla frutescens canonical	2
Perilla	1
Perilla frutescens var. crispa	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4247004 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Perilla frutescens
Context triple: [Lamiaceae, contains, Perilla frutescens]

A. Stephania tetrandra
Stephania tetrandra is a climbing plant species in the moonseed family known for its traditional use in Chinese medicine, particularly for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.
B. Aphananthe
Aphananthe is a small genus of flowering trees and shrubs known for their hard wood and occurrence in warm temperate to tropical regions.
C. Boehmeria
Boehmeria is a genus of flowering plants commonly known for species like ramie, which are cultivated for their strong, fibrous stems used in textile production.
D. Hovenia
Hovenia is a small genus of flowering trees and shrubs, best known for the Japanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis), valued for its sweet, edible fruit stalks and use in traditional medicine.
E. Sauncho Smilax
Sauncho Smilax is a quirky, maritime-obsessed lawyer who serves as a friend and legal advisor to private investigator Doc Sportello in Thomas Pynchon's novel "Inherent Vice."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Perilla frutescens
Target entity description: Perilla frutescens is an aromatic annual herb widely used in East Asian cuisine and traditional medicine, known for its distinctive flavorful leaves and seeds.

A. Stephania tetrandra
Stephania tetrandra is a climbing plant species in the moonseed family known for its traditional use in Chinese medicine, particularly for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.
B. Aphananthe
Aphananthe is a small genus of flowering trees and shrubs known for their hard wood and occurrence in warm temperate to tropical regions.
C. Boehmeria
Boehmeria is a genus of flowering plants commonly known for species like ramie, which are cultivated for their strong, fibrous stems used in textile production.
D. Hovenia
Hovenia is a small genus of flowering trees and shrubs, best known for the Japanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis), valued for its sweet, edible fruit stalks and use in traditional medicine.
E. Sauncho Smilax
Sauncho Smilax is a quirky, maritime-obsessed lawyer who serves as a friend and legal advisor to private investigator Doc Sportello in Thomas Pynchon's novel "Inherent Vice."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual herb ⓘ aromatic plant ⓘ plant species ⓘ
aroma	strong ⓘ
authority	(L.) Britton ⓘ
binomialName	Perilla frutescens ⓘ
commonName	Japanese basil ⓘ beefsteak plant ⓘ perilla ⓘ shiso ⓘ
containsCompound	apigenin ⓘ luteolin ⓘ perillaldehyde ⓘ rosmarinic acid ⓘ
family	Lamiaceae ⓘ
flowerColor	pale purple ⓘ white ⓘ
floweringSeason	autumn ⓘ late summer ⓘ
genus	Perilla ⓘ
growthHabit	erect ⓘ
hasAllergenicity	may cause allergic reactions in some individuals ⓘ
hasVariety	Perilla frutescens var. crispa ⓘ linked to: Perilla frutescens Perilla frutescens var. frutescens ⓘ
introducedTo	Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ
invasiveStatus	invasive in parts of North America ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement	opposite ⓘ
leafColorVariant	green ⓘ purple ⓘ red ⓘ
leafMargin	serrated ⓘ
leafType	simple ⓘ
lifeCycle	annual ⓘ
nativeTo	China ⓘ East Asia ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ
order	Lamiales ⓘ
parentTaxon	Perilla ⓘ linked to: Perilla frutescens
plantPartUsed	leaves ⓘ seeds ⓘ stems ⓘ
propagationMethod	seeds ⓘ
seedOilRichIn	alpha-linolenic acid ⓘ
seedOilType	drying oil ⓘ
soilPreference	well-drained soil ⓘ
sunRequirement	full sun ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
traditionalUse	digestive aid ⓘ treatment of allergies ⓘ treatment of asthma ⓘ treatment of colds ⓘ treatment of cough ⓘ
usedAs	flavoring in soups ⓘ flavoring in stews ⓘ garnish ⓘ pickled vegetable ⓘ wrap for foods ⓘ
usedFor	culinary herb ⓘ oilseed crop ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ vegetable ⓘ
usedInCuisineOf	Chinese cuisine ⓘ Japanese cuisine ⓘ Korean cuisine ⓘ Vietnamese cuisine ⓘ
usedInProduct	herbal teas ⓘ perilla oil ⓘ seasoning mixes ⓘ
usedInTraditionalMedicineOf	Japanese Kampo medicine ⓘ Korean traditional medicine ⓘ Traditional Chinese medicine ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lamiaceae → contains → Perilla frutescens ⓘ

Perilla frutescens → parentTaxon → Perilla ⓘ

linked to: Perilla frutescens

Perilla frutescens → binomialName → Perilla frutescens ⓘ

Perilla frutescens → hasVariety → Perilla frutescens var. crispa ⓘ