red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus)
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Red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) is a rare and highly valued deciduous tree native to the southern Eastern Ghats of India, renowned for its deep red heartwood used in fine woodworking, dyes, and traditional medicine.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pterocarpus santalinus L. | 1 |
| red sanders | 1 |
| red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4523108 — 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: red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) Context triple: [Seshachalam Hills, hasFlora, red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus)]
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A.
Red Sanders
Red Sanders was a prominent American college football coach best known for leading the UCLA Bruins to national prominence in the 1940s and 1950s.
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B.
Sassafras Roots
"Sassafras Roots" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their 1994 breakthrough album *Dookie*.
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C.
Guaiacum sanctum
Guaiacum sanctum is a slow-growing tropical hardwood tree native to the Caribbean and Central America, renowned for its extremely dense, durable wood and historical medicinal uses.
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D.
Sageretia
Sageretia is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees, often used in bonsai, known for their small leaves and colorful, peeling bark.
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E.
Lignum vitae
Lignum vitae is a dense, extremely hard tropical hardwood tree native to the Caribbean, renowned for its durable wood and medicinal resin.
- 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: red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) Target entity description: Red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) is a rare and highly valued deciduous tree native to the southern Eastern Ghats of India, renowned for its deep red heartwood used in fine woodworking, dyes, and traditional medicine.
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A.
Red Sanders
Red Sanders was a prominent American college football coach best known for leading the UCLA Bruins to national prominence in the 1940s and 1950s.
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B.
Sassafras Roots
"Sassafras Roots" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their 1994 breakthrough album *Dookie*.
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C.
Guaiacum sanctum
Guaiacum sanctum is a slow-growing tropical hardwood tree native to the Caribbean and Central America, renowned for its extremely dense, durable wood and historical medicinal uses.
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D.
Sageretia
Sageretia is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees, often used in bonsai, known for their small leaves and colorful, peeling bark.
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E.
Lignum vitae
Lignum vitae is a dense, extremely hard tropical hardwood tree native to the Caribbean, renowned for its durable wood and medicinal resin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deciduous tree
ⓘ
hardwood timber species ⓘ legume ⓘ tree species ⓘ |
| barkColor | dark gray ⓘ |
| commonName |
red sandalwood
ⓘ
red sanders ⓘ
linked to:
red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus)
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| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceIn | South India ⓘ |
| economicImportance | high-value timber trade ⓘ |
| family | Fabaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | yellow ⓘ |
| fruitType | flat pod ⓘ |
| genus | Pterocarpus ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
dense wood
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durable wood ⓘ highly valued timber ⓘ slow growing ⓘ |
| hasSynonym |
Pterocarpus santalinus L.
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linked to:
red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus)
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| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | pinnate leaves ⓘ |
| listedIn |
CITES Appendix II
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linked to:
CITES Appendices
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| maximumHeight | about 10–15 meters ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Andhra Pradesh
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India ⓘ southern Eastern Ghats ⓘ |
| order | Fabales ⓘ |
| prefersClimate | tropical dry deciduous ⓘ |
| prefersSoil |
rocky soils
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well-drained soils ⓘ |
| produces | red dye ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Indian forest laws ⓘ |
| subfamily | Faboideae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
habitat loss
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illegal logging ⓘ overexploitation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dye production
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fine woodworking ⓘ furniture ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ ornamental carving ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| woodColor | deep red ⓘ |
| woodDensity | high ⓘ |
| woodType | heartwood ⓘ |
| woodUsedIn |
Ayurvedic medicine
ⓘ
traditional Chinese medicine ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) Description of subject: Red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) is a rare and highly valued deciduous tree native to the southern Eastern Ghats of India, renowned for its deep red heartwood used in fine woodworking, dyes, and traditional medicine.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus)
linked to: red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus)
subject linked to:
red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus)
linked to: red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus)