Ilex paraguariensis
E670130
Ilex paraguariensis is a South American evergreen tree whose leaves are traditionally used to make the caffeinated beverage yerba mate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ilex paraguariensis canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7520550 — 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: Ilex paraguariensis Context triple: [Misiones rainforest, hasFlora, Ilex paraguariensis]
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A.
Paubrasilia echinata
Paubrasilia echinata is a Brazilian hardwood tree historically prized for its dense, red-colored timber and as the original source of brazilwood dye, giving Brazil its name.
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B.
Pilgerodendron uviferum
Pilgerodendron uviferum is a slow-growing, long-lived conifer native to the temperate rainforests of southern South America and known as one of the southernmost naturally occurring conifer species in the world.
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C.
Jubaea chilensis
Jubaea chilensis, commonly known as the Chilean wine palm, is a massive, long-lived palm tree native to central Chile and notable for its thick trunk and historical use for sap extraction.
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D.
Drimys winteri
Drimys winteri is an evergreen tree native to the temperate rainforests of southern South America, known for its aromatic bark and use in traditional medicine.
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E.
Urera baccifera
Urera baccifera is a tropical American shrub or small tree in the nettle family known for its stinging hairs and clusters of fleshy, berry-like fruits.
- 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: Ilex paraguariensis Target entity description: Ilex paraguariensis is a South American evergreen tree whose leaves are traditionally used to make the caffeinated beverage yerba mate.
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A.
Paubrasilia echinata
Paubrasilia echinata is a Brazilian hardwood tree historically prized for its dense, red-colored timber and as the original source of brazilwood dye, giving Brazil its name.
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B.
Pilgerodendron uviferum
Pilgerodendron uviferum is a slow-growing, long-lived conifer native to the temperate rainforests of southern South America and known as one of the southernmost naturally occurring conifer species in the world.
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C.
Jubaea chilensis
Jubaea chilensis, commonly known as the Chilean wine palm, is a massive, long-lived palm tree native to central Chile and notable for its thick trunk and historical use for sap extraction.
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D.
Drimys winteri
Drimys winteri is an evergreen tree native to the temperate rainforests of southern South America, known for its aromatic bark and use in traditional medicine.
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E.
Urera baccifera
Urera baccifera is a tropical American shrub or small tree in the nettle family known for its stinging hairs and clusters of fleshy, berry-like fruits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
evergreen tree
ⓘ
holly ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| associatedWith | mate drinking culture ⓘ |
| binomialName | Ilex paraguariensis ⓘ |
| climatePreference | subtropical climate ⓘ |
| commonName |
erva-mate
ⓘ
mate tree ⓘ yerba mate ⓘ
linked to:
Maté
|
| contains |
caffeine
ⓘ
polyphenols ⓘ theobromine ⓘ |
| cultivatedIn |
Argentina
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Paraguay ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceIn |
Argentina
ⓘ
Paraguay ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ southern Brazil ⓘ |
| describedBy | Augusto de Saint-Hilaire ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| economicUse |
commercial crop
ⓘ
export product of South America ⓘ |
| family | Aquifoliaceae ⓘ |
| genus | Ilex ⓘ |
| growthForm | tree ⓘ |
| habitat | humid forests ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Paraguay
ⓘ
South America ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ northeastern Argentina ⓘ southern Brazil ⓘ |
| order | Aquifoliales ⓘ |
| preparationMethod |
leaves dried and crushed
ⓘ
leaves sometimes roasted ⓘ |
| propagationMethod | seeds ⓘ |
| tasteProfile |
bitter
ⓘ
herbal ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedAs |
stimulant
ⓘ
traditional beverage ingredient ⓘ |
| usedFor | production of yerba mate beverage ⓘ |
| usedPart |
leaves
ⓘ
young twigs ⓘ |
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: Ilex paraguariensis Description of subject: Ilex paraguariensis is a South American evergreen tree whose leaves are traditionally used to make the caffeinated beverage yerba mate.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.