Alsophila
E852770
Alsophila is a prominent genus of tree ferns known for its arborescent trunks and large, feathery fronds, commonly found in tropical and subtropical forests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alsophila canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10225126 — 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: Alsophila Context triple: [Cyatheales, notableGenus, Alsophila]
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A.
Alsophila dealbata
Alsophila dealbata is a tree fern species native to New Zealand, best known as the iconic “silver fern” symbol widely used in the country’s national identity and sports teams.
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B.
Cyathea
Cyathea is a large genus of tropical and subtropical tree ferns known for their tall trunks and feathery fronds, found in regions such as New Zealand, the Americas, and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Haplophyllum
Haplophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, comprising herbaceous species and shrubs native mainly to arid and semi-arid regions of Eurasia and North Africa.
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D.
Anisophyllea
Anisophyllea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anisophylleaceae, comprising tropical trees and shrubs found mainly in Africa and Asia.
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E.
Dactylortyx
Dactylortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits in forested and brushy habitats of Central America.
- 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: Alsophila Target entity description: Alsophila is a prominent genus of tree ferns known for its arborescent trunks and large, feathery fronds, commonly found in tropical and subtropical forests.
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A.
Alsophila dealbata
Alsophila dealbata is a tree fern species native to New Zealand, best known as the iconic “silver fern” symbol widely used in the country’s national identity and sports teams.
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B.
Cyathea
Cyathea is a large genus of tropical and subtropical tree ferns known for their tall trunks and feathery fronds, found in regions such as New Zealand, the Americas, and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Haplophyllum
Haplophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, comprising herbaceous species and shrubs native mainly to arid and semi-arid regions of Eurasia and North Africa.
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D.
Anisophyllea
Anisophyllea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anisophylleaceae, comprising tropical trees and shrubs found mainly in Africa and Asia.
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E.
Dactylortyx
Dactylortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits in forested and brushy habitats of Central America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fern genus
ⓘ
plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
monilophytes
ⓘ
vascular plants ⓘ |
| class |
Polypodiopsida
ⓘ
linked to:
Polypodiidae
|
| commonName | tree ferns ⓘ |
| dispersalAgent | wind ⓘ |
| distribution |
subtropical regions of the world
ⓘ
tropical regions of the world ⓘ |
| division | Polypodiophyta ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
habitat provider for epiphytes
ⓘ
understory canopy component ⓘ |
| family | Cyatheaceae ⓘ |
| growthForm | tree fern ⓘ |
| habitat |
subtropical forests
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arborescent trunk
ⓘ
feathery fronds ⓘ large fronds ⓘ |
| hasGametophyteStage | free-living ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
frond
ⓘ
rhizome ⓘ sorus ⓘ |
| hasSporophyteStage | dominant generation ⓘ |
| hasVascularTissue | true ⓘ |
| isPhotosynthetic | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | evergreen in most species ⓘ |
| leafType |
bipinnate
ⓘ
pinnate ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | alternation of generations ⓘ |
| notableFeature | tree-like stature among ferns ⓘ |
| order | Cyatheales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | not applicable (spore-dispersed) ⓘ |
| preferredClimate | humid ⓘ |
| preferredLight | partial shade ⓘ |
| reproduction | spores ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | sporangia ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
organic-rich
ⓘ
well-drained ⓘ |
| sporangiaArrangement | sori ⓘ |
| sporeLocation | abaxial surface of fronds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| waterRequirement | high moisture ⓘ |
| woodType | fibrous trunk core ⓘ |
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: Alsophila Description of subject: Alsophila is a prominent genus of tree ferns known for its arborescent trunks and large, feathery fronds, commonly found in tropical and subtropical forests.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.