Piper nigrum
E514616
Piper nigrum is a flowering vine cultivated for its dried fruit, black pepper, one of the world’s most widely used culinary spices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Piper nigrum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5361416 — 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: Piper nigrum Context triple: [Magnoliids, exampleSpecies, Piper nigrum]
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A.
Tinospora
Tinospora is a genus of climbing shrubs known for their medicinally used stems and widespread occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
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B.
Cassia fistula
Cassia fistula, commonly known as the golden shower tree, is a tropical ornamental tree native to South Asia, celebrated for its cascading clusters of bright yellow flowers and cultural significance in traditional medicine and festivals.
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C.
Withania
Withania is a small genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, best known for species like Withania somnifera (ashwagandha), which is widely used in traditional medicine.
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D.
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum is a genus of aromatic evergreen trees and shrubs in the laurel family that includes economically important species such as cinnamon and camphor.
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E.
Camphor tree
The camphor tree is a large, long-lived evergreen tree native to East Asia, known for its aromatic wood and leaves from which camphor oil is traditionally extracted.
- 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: Piper nigrum Target entity description: Piper nigrum is a flowering vine cultivated for its dried fruit, black pepper, one of the world’s most widely used culinary spices.
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A.
Tinospora
Tinospora is a genus of climbing shrubs known for their medicinally used stems and widespread occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
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B.
Cassia fistula
Cassia fistula, commonly known as the golden shower tree, is a tropical ornamental tree native to South Asia, celebrated for its cascading clusters of bright yellow flowers and cultural significance in traditional medicine and festivals.
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C.
Withania
Withania is a small genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, best known for species like Withania somnifera (ashwagandha), which is widely used in traditional medicine.
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D.
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum is a genus of aromatic evergreen trees and shrubs in the laurel family that includes economically important species such as cinnamon and camphor.
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E.
Camphor tree
The camphor tree is a large, long-lived evergreen tree native to East Asia, known for its aromatic wood and leaves from which camphor oil is traditionally extracted.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flowering plant
ⓘ
perennial plant ⓘ plant species ⓘ vine ⓘ |
| climbingMethod | adventitious roots ⓘ |
| commonName |
black pepper
ⓘ
pepper vine ⓘ |
| contains | essential oils ⓘ |
| cultivatedIn |
Brazil
ⓘ
India ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
| economicImportance | major global spice crop ⓘ |
| family | Piperaceae ⓘ |
| flavorProfile |
pungent
ⓘ
spicy ⓘ |
| flowerArrangement | spikes ⓘ |
| flowerType | small flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | drupe ⓘ |
| genus | Piper ⓘ |
| growthForm | woody climber ⓘ |
| harvestStageForBlackPepper | almost ripe drupes ⓘ |
| harvestStageForGreenPepper | unripe drupes ⓘ |
| harvestStageForWhitePepper | fully ripe drupes ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
trade commodity on spice routes
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traditional medicine ingredient ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Malabar Coast of India
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linked to:
Malabar Coast
South India ⓘ |
| order | Piperales ⓘ |
| partUsed | dried fruit ⓘ |
| primaryConstituent | piperine ⓘ |
| processingForBlackPepper | fermentation and drying ⓘ |
| processingForWhitePepper | soaking and removal of outer pericarp ⓘ |
| produces |
black peppercorns
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green peppercorns ⓘ white peppercorns ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor |
culinary spice
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food seasoning ⓘ |
| usedInCuisine |
Chinese cuisine
ⓘ
European cuisine ⓘ Indian cuisine ⓘ Middle Eastern cuisine ⓘ |
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: Piper nigrum Description of subject: Piper nigrum is a flowering vine cultivated for its dried fruit, black pepper, one of the world’s most widely used culinary spices.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.