Choisya
E578193
Choisya is a small genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs, commonly known as Mexican orange blossom, cultivated for their fragrant white flowers and glossy foliage in ornamental gardens.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Choisya canonical | 1 |
| Choisya katherinae | 1 |
| Choisya ternata | 1 |
| Choisya ternata ‘Aztec Pearl’ | 1 |
| Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’ | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6242990 — 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: Choisya Context triple: [Rutaceae, includesGenus, Choisya]
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A.
Paliurus
Paliurus is a small genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for their distinctive disc-shaped, winged fruits and occurrence in warm temperate to subtropical regions of Eurasia.
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B.
Decaisnea
Decaisnea is a small genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees known for their unusual, fleshy, often blue pod-like fruits and is native to regions of East and South Asia.
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C.
Cayratia
Cayratia is a genus of climbing or trailing flowering plants in the grape family, known for its tendrilled vines and berry-like fruits found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
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D.
Thespesia
Thespesia is a small genus of flowering plants, including trees and shrubs, known for their hibiscus-like blooms and typically found in tropical and subtropical regions.
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E.
Aloysia
Aloysia is a feminine given name, historically used in European contexts and closely related to the name Louise.
- 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: Choisya Target entity description: Choisya is a small genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs, commonly known as Mexican orange blossom, cultivated for their fragrant white flowers and glossy foliage in ornamental gardens.
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A.
Paliurus
Paliurus is a small genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for their distinctive disc-shaped, winged fruits and occurrence in warm temperate to subtropical regions of Eurasia.
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B.
Decaisnea
Decaisnea is a small genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees known for their unusual, fleshy, often blue pod-like fruits and is native to regions of East and South Asia.
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C.
Cayratia
Cayratia is a genus of climbing or trailing flowering plants in the grape family, known for its tendrilled vines and berry-like fruits found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
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D.
Thespesia
Thespesia is a small genus of flowering plants, including trees and shrubs, known for their hibiscus-like blooms and typically found in tropical and subtropical regions.
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E.
Aloysia
Aloysia is a feminine given name, historically used in European contexts and closely related to the name Louise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName |
Mexican orange
ⓘ
Mexican orange blossom ⓘ |
| cultivatedIn | ornamental gardens ⓘ |
| describedBy | Aimé Bonpland ⓘ |
| family | Rutaceae ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1825 (approximate) ⓘ |
| flowerColor | white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
often again in late summer or autumn
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| flowerScent | fragrant ⓘ |
| growthForm | shrub ⓘ |
| hardiness | generally hardy in mild temperate climates ⓘ |
| hasNotableCultivar |
Choisya ternata ‘Aztec Pearl’
ⓘ
linked to:
Choisya
Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’ ⓘ
linked to:
Choisya
|
| hasSpecies |
Choisya arizonica
ⓘ
Choisya dumosa ⓘ Choisya katherinae ⓘ
linked to:
Choisya
Choisya ternata ⓘ
linked to:
Choisya
|
| isAromatic | true ⓘ |
| isEvergreen | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite ⓘ |
| leafDivision | palmate or trifoliate ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | evergreen ⓘ |
| leafType | glossy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jacques Denis Choisy ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Mexico
ⓘ
Southwestern United States ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
|
| order | Sapindales ⓘ |
| preferredLight |
full sun
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
seed
ⓘ
semi-ripe cuttings ⓘ |
| scentSource |
flowers
ⓘ
foliage ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| toleratesPruning | true ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 1–3 m ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
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: Choisya Description of subject: Choisya is a small genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs, commonly known as Mexican orange blossom, cultivated for their fragrant white flowers and glossy foliage in ornamental gardens.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Choisya
linked to: Choisya
linked to: Choisya
linked to: Choisya