Laportea
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Laportea is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family known for its stinging hairs and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laportea canonical | 3 |
| Laportea aestuans | 1 |
| Laportea canadensis | 1 |
| Laportea moroides | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T659217 — 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: Laportea Context triple: [Urticaceae, includesGenus, Laportea]
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A.
Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
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B.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
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C.
Macleaya
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
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D.
Lardizabalaceae
Lardizabalaceae is a small family of mostly woody, often climbing flowering plants known for their ornamental foliage and sometimes edible fruits, native primarily to East Asia and the Andes.
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E.
Platystemon
Platystemon is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, best known for the creamcups (Platystemon californicus) native to western North 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: Laportea Target entity description: Laportea is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family known for its stinging hairs and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
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A.
Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
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B.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
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C.
Macleaya
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
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D.
Lardizabalaceae
Lardizabalaceae is a small family of mostly woody, often climbing flowering plants known for their ornamental foliage and sometimes edible fruits, native primarily to East Asia and the Andes.
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E.
Platystemon
Platystemon is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, best known for the creamcups (Platystemon californicus) native to western North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | nettles ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName | laporteas ⓘ |
| defenseMechanism | stinging trichomes ⓘ |
| dispersalMethod |
seed dispersal by animals
ⓘ
seed dispersal by gravity ⓘ |
| effectOnHumans | skin irritation ⓘ |
| family | Urticaceae ⓘ |
| familyCommonName | nettle family ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Africa
ⓘ
Americas ⓘ Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ |
| growthForm |
perennial herbs
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ |
| habitat |
disturbed sites
ⓘ
moist forests ⓘ riparian zones ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dioecious or monoecious species
ⓘ
flowering plants ⓘ herbaceous plants ⓘ nettle-like plants ⓘ stinging hairs ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafMargin | serrated margins ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Laportea aestuans
ⓘ
linked to:
Laportea
Laportea canadensis ⓘ
linked to:
Laportea
Laportea moroides ⓘ
linked to:
Laportea
|
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 photosynthesis ⓘ |
| pollination | wind pollination ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | inconspicuous flowers ⓘ |
| seedType | angiosperm seeds ⓘ |
| stingingHairsContain | irritant chemicals ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fiber production
ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Laportea Description of subject: Laportea is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family known for its stinging hairs and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.