Plectranthus amboinicus
E424986
Plectranthus amboinicus is a fragrant, succulent-leaved herb widely used in traditional medicine and cooking, often known as Cuban oregano or Indian borage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plectranthus amboinicus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4247006 — 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: Plectranthus amboinicus Context triple: [Lamiaceae, contains, Plectranthus amboinicus]
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A.
Polygonanthus
Polygonanthus is a small genus of tropical flowering trees native to South America, known for its occurrence in wet forest habitats.
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B.
Pilea
Pilea is a large genus of mostly tropical, herbaceous flowering plants commonly grown as ornamental houseplants for their attractive foliage.
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C.
Cestrum
Cestrum is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their often fragrant, tubular flowers and widespread use as ornamental plants in warm climates.
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D.
Cissampelos
Cissampelos is a genus of climbing flowering plants known for their twining vines and traditional medicinal uses, belonging to the moonseed family.
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E.
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea is a vibrant, flowering ornamental plant genus known for its colorful papery bracts that surround its small, inconspicuous flowers.
- 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: Plectranthus amboinicus Target entity description: Plectranthus amboinicus is a fragrant, succulent-leaved herb widely used in traditional medicine and cooking, often known as Cuban oregano or Indian borage.
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A.
Polygonanthus
Polygonanthus is a small genus of tropical flowering trees native to South America, known for its occurrence in wet forest habitats.
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B.
Pilea
Pilea is a large genus of mostly tropical, herbaceous flowering plants commonly grown as ornamental houseplants for their attractive foliage.
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C.
Cestrum
Cestrum is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their often fragrant, tubular flowers and widespread use as ornamental plants in warm climates.
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D.
Cissampelos
Cissampelos is a genus of climbing flowering plants known for their twining vines and traditional medicinal uses, belonging to the moonseed family.
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E.
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea is a vibrant, flowering ornamental plant genus known for its colorful papery bracts that surround its small, inconspicuous flowers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
culinary herb
ⓘ
medicinal plant ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| aroma | strong oregano-like scent ⓘ |
| commonName |
Cuban oregano
ⓘ
Indian borage ⓘ Mexican mint ⓘ Spanish thyme ⓘ country borage ⓘ soup mint ⓘ |
| domain | Eukaryota ⓘ |
| family | Lamiaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
lavender
ⓘ
pale purple ⓘ |
| genus | Plectranthus ⓘ |
| growthForm |
perennial herb
ⓘ
subshrub ⓘ |
| habitat |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType | terminal raceme ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ India ⓘ Pacific Islands ⓘ South America ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite ⓘ |
| leafMargin | crenate ⓘ |
| leafType | succulent ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| lightRequirement | full sun to partial shade ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
eastern Africa
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linked to:
East Africa
possibly Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales ⓘ |
| phytochemicalContains |
carvacrol
ⓘ
essential oils ⓘ eugenol ⓘ thymol ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
stem cuttings
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vegetative propagation ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerance | drought tolerant ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aromatic herb in meat dishes
ⓘ
culinary seasoning ⓘ flavoring in stews and soups ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ treatment of colds ⓘ treatment of cough ⓘ treatment of digestive problems ⓘ treatment of skin conditions ⓘ |
| usedInCuisine |
Caribbean cuisine
ⓘ
Indian cuisine ⓘ Southeast Asian cuisine ⓘ |
| usedPart | leaves ⓘ |
| waterRequirement | moderate ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Plectranthus amboinicus Description of subject: Plectranthus amboinicus is a fragrant, succulent-leaved herb widely used in traditional medicine and cooking, often known as Cuban oregano or Indian borage.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.