Pilocarpus
E578200
Pilocarpus is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees best known as the natural source of the alkaloid pilocarpine, used medically to treat glaucoma and dry mouth.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pilocarpus canonical | 1 |
| Pilocarpus jaborandi | 1 |
| Pilocarpus microphyllus | 1 |
| Pilocarpus pennatifolius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6243002 — 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: Pilocarpus Context triple: [Rutaceae, includesGenus, Pilocarpus]
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A.
Lampetia
Lampetia is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the daughters of the sun god Helios who watches over his sacred cattle.
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B.
Petiveria
Petiveria is a small genus of flowering plants, best known for the species Petiveria alliacea, a pungent herb widely used in traditional medicine and folk practices in the Americas.
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C.
Cocculus carolinus
Cocculus carolinus is a woody climbing vine native to the southeastern United States, known for its bright red berries and use as an ornamental plant.
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D.
Hylopetes
Hylopetes is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
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E.
Arremonops
Arremonops is a genus of New World sparrows found primarily in Central and South America, known for their ground-foraging habits in dense vegetation.
- 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: Pilocarpus Target entity description: Pilocarpus is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees best known as the natural source of the alkaloid pilocarpine, used medically to treat glaucoma and dry mouth.
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A.
Lampetia
Lampetia is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the daughters of the sun god Helios who watches over his sacred cattle.
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B.
Petiveria
Petiveria is a small genus of flowering plants, best known for the species Petiveria alliacea, a pungent herb widely used in traditional medicine and folk practices in the Americas.
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C.
Cocculus carolinus
Cocculus carolinus is a woody climbing vine native to the southeastern United States, known for its bright red berries and use as an ornamental plant.
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D.
Hylopetes
Hylopetes is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
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E.
Arremonops
Arremonops is a genus of New World sparrows found primarily in Central and South America, known for their ground-foraging habits in dense vegetation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | angiosperms ⓘ |
| chemicalClassOfMainAlkaloid | imidazole alkaloid ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName | jaborandi ⓘ |
| containsCompound | pilocarpine ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of flowering shrubs and small trees ⓘ |
| distribution |
Neotropical region
ⓘ
linked to:
Neotropical realm
|
| economicUse | medicinal plant source ⓘ |
| family | Rutaceae ⓘ |
| flowerType | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrub
ⓘ
small tree ⓘ |
| habitat | tropical regions ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Pilocarpus jaborandi
ⓘ
linked to:
Pilocarpus
Pilocarpus microphyllus ⓘ
linked to:
Pilocarpus
Pilocarpus pennatifolius ⓘ
linked to:
Pilocarpus
|
| hasUse | traditional medicine in its native range ⓘ |
| isA |
flowering shrub genus
ⓘ
small tree genus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| leafUse | source material for pilocarpine extraction ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Brazil
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the natural source of pilocarpine ⓘ |
| order | Sapindales ⓘ |
| organUsed |
leaves
ⓘ
stems ⓘ |
| partOf | subfamily Rutoideae ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pilocarpineEffect |
reduces intraocular pressure
ⓘ
stimulates salivary secretion ⓘ |
| pilocarpinePharmacologicalAction | muscarinic receptor agonist ⓘ |
| pilocarpineUsedToTreat |
dry mouth
ⓘ
glaucoma ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| produces | pilocarpine ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via flowers ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedFor | pharmaceutical production of pilocarpine ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ophthalmology
ⓘ
treatment of xerostomia ⓘ |
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: Pilocarpus Description of subject: Pilocarpus is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees best known as the natural source of the alkaloid pilocarpine, used medically to treat glaucoma and dry mouth.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pilocarpus
linked to: Pilocarpus
linked to: Pilocarpus