Pseudolarix
E46781
Pseudolarix is a small genus of deciduous coniferous trees, commonly known as golden larches, native to eastern China and valued for their ornamental golden autumn foliage.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pseudolarix canonical | 1 |
| Pseudolarix amabilis | 1 |
| Pseudolarix kaempferi (fossil) | 1 |
| Pseudolarix wehrii (fossil) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T343489 — 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: Pseudolarix Context triple: [Pinaceae, containsGenus, Pseudolarix]
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A.
Platycladus
Platycladus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous trees commonly known as Chinese arborvitae, widely used as ornamental and hedging plants in East Asia and beyond.
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B.
Widdringtonia
Widdringtonia is a small genus of African coniferous trees commonly known as African cypresses, valued for their durable timber and ecological importance.
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C.
Taxus
Taxus is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs, commonly known as yews, valued for their ornamental use and as a source of the anti-cancer compound paclitaxel.
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D.
Glyptostrobus
Glyptostrobus is a small genus of deciduous coniferous trees, historically widespread but now represented mainly by the endangered Chinese swamp cypress.
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E.
Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria is a genus of large, evergreen coniferous trees native to East Asia, best known for the Japanese cedar widely used in timber and ornamental planting.
- 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: Pseudolarix Target entity description: Pseudolarix is a small genus of deciduous coniferous trees, commonly known as golden larches, native to eastern China and valued for their ornamental golden autumn foliage.
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A.
Platycladus
Platycladus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous trees commonly known as Chinese arborvitae, widely used as ornamental and hedging plants in East Asia and beyond.
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B.
Widdringtonia
Widdringtonia is a small genus of African coniferous trees commonly known as African cypresses, valued for their durable timber and ecological importance.
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C.
Taxus
Taxus is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs, commonly known as yews, valued for their ornamental use and as a source of the anti-cancer compound paclitaxel.
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D.
Glyptostrobus
Glyptostrobus is a small genus of deciduous coniferous trees, historically widespread but now represented mainly by the endangered Chinese swamp cypress.
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E.
Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria is a genus of large, evergreen coniferous trees native to East Asia, best known for the Japanese cedar widely used in timber and ornamental planting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conifer genus
ⓘ
plant genus ⓘ |
| class | Pinopsida ⓘ |
| climatePreference | temperate ⓘ |
| commonName | golden larch ⓘ |
| coneType | woody cones ⓘ |
| deciduousConifer | true ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | true larches (genus Larix) ⓘ |
| division | Pinophyta ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek pseudo- (false) and Larix (larch) ⓘ |
| evergreen | false ⓘ |
| extantSpeciesCount | 1 ⓘ |
| fallFoliageColor |
bright yellow
ⓘ
golden yellow ⓘ |
| family | Pinaceae ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | present ⓘ |
| growthForm | tree ⓘ |
| habitat | temperate forests ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Pseudolarix amabilis
ⓘ
linked to:
Pseudolarix
Pseudolarix kaempferi (fossil) ⓘ
linked to:
Pseudolarix
Pseudolarix wehrii (fossil) ⓘ
linked to:
Pseudolarix
|
| isConifer | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement |
spiral on long shoots
ⓘ
tufts on short shoots ⓘ |
| leafType |
deciduous
ⓘ
needle-like leaves ⓘ |
| lightPreference | full sun ⓘ |
| namedBy | Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
ⓘ
eastern China ⓘ |
| order | Pinales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cedrus
ⓘ
Larix ⓘ |
| reproduction | seed-bearing ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | wind-dispersed seeds ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soils ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental tree ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
golden autumn foliage
ⓘ
ornamental use ⓘ |
| woodUse | limited timber use ⓘ |
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: Pseudolarix Description of subject: Pseudolarix is a small genus of deciduous coniferous trees, commonly known as golden larches, native to eastern China and valued for their ornamental golden autumn foliage.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pseudolarix
linked to: Pseudolarix
linked to: Pseudolarix