Solanum lycopersicum
E91552
Solanum lycopersicum is the domesticated tomato plant, a widely cultivated eudicot species grown globally for its edible, nutrient-rich fruits used in diverse culinary traditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Solanum lycopersicum canonical | 4 |
| San Marzano tomato | 2 |
| San Marzano tomatoes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T767736 — 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: Solanum lycopersicum Context triple: [Eudicots, exampleSpecies, Solanum lycopersicum]
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A.
Fragaria
Fragaria is a genus of flowering plants best known for producing strawberries, including both wild and cultivated species.
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B.
Spinacia oleracea
Spinacia oleracea is the leafy green flowering plant commonly known as spinach, widely cultivated and consumed as a nutritious vegetable rich in vitamins and minerals.
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C.
Cucumber
Cucumber is a British television drama series created and written by Russell T Davies that explores the lives and relationships of gay men in contemporary Manchester.
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D.
Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera is the common grapevine species native to the Mediterranean region and central Asia, widely cultivated worldwide for wine, table grapes, and raisins.
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E.
Beta vulgaris
Beta vulgaris is a flowering plant species in the amaranth family that includes cultivated forms such as beetroot, sugar beet, and chard, widely grown for their edible roots and leaves.
- 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: Solanum lycopersicum Target entity description: Solanum lycopersicum is the domesticated tomato plant, a widely cultivated eudicot species grown globally for its edible, nutrient-rich fruits used in diverse culinary traditions.
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A.
Fragaria
Fragaria is a genus of flowering plants best known for producing strawberries, including both wild and cultivated species.
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B.
Spinacia oleracea
Spinacia oleracea is the leafy green flowering plant commonly known as spinach, widely cultivated and consumed as a nutritious vegetable rich in vitamins and minerals.
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C.
Cucumber
Cucumber is a British television drama series created and written by Russell T Davies that explores the lives and relationships of gay men in contemporary Manchester.
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D.
Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera is the common grapevine species native to the Mediterranean region and central Asia, widely cultivated worldwide for wine, table grapes, and raisins.
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E.
Beta vulgaris
Beta vulgaris is a flowering plant species in the amaranth family that includes cultivated forms such as beetroot, sugar beet, and chard, widely grown for their edible roots and leaves.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crop plant
ⓘ
domesticated plant ⓘ eudicot ⓘ flowering plant ⓘ species ⓘ |
| binomialName | Solanum lycopersicum ⓘ |
| centerOfDiversity | Andean region ⓘ |
| chromosomeNumber | 2n=24 ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Asterids ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| climatePreference | warm-season ⓘ |
| commonName | tomato ⓘ |
| consumedAs |
canned products
ⓘ
ketchup ⓘ salads ⓘ sauces ⓘ soups ⓘ |
| cultivatedFor | edible fruit ⓘ |
| cultivationRegion | worldwide ⓘ |
| diseaseSusceptibility |
early blight
ⓘ
late blight ⓘ powdery mildew ⓘ |
| domesticationStatus | domesticated ⓘ |
| economicUse |
industrial processing crop
ⓘ
vegetable crop ⓘ |
| ediblePart | fruit ⓘ |
| family | Solanaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | yellow ⓘ |
| fruitType | berry ⓘ |
| genus | Solanum ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous plant ⓘ |
| hasVariety |
beefsteak tomato
ⓘ
cherry tomato ⓘ grape tomato ⓘ plum tomato ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| lifeCycle |
grown as annual in cultivation
ⓘ
perennial in native climate ⓘ |
| lightRequirement | full sun ⓘ |
| nutrientContent |
folate
ⓘ
potassium ⓘ vitamin C ⓘ vitamin K ⓘ |
| order | Solanales ⓘ |
| origin | western South America ⓘ |
| pestSusceptibility |
aphids
ⓘ
tomato hornworm ⓘ whiteflies ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pHPreference | slightly acidic to neutral ⓘ |
| phytochemical |
beta-carotene
ⓘ
flavonoids ⓘ lycopene ⓘ |
| pollination |
insect-assisted
ⓘ
self-pollinating ⓘ |
| propagationMethod | seed ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Capsicum annuum
ⓘ
linked to:
Capsicum
Solanum melongena ⓘ Solanum tuberosum ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor |
culinary purposes
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fresh consumption ⓘ processing into juices ⓘ processing into pastes ⓘ processing into sauces ⓘ |
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: Solanum lycopersicum Description of subject: Solanum lycopersicum is the domesticated tomato plant, a widely cultivated eudicot species grown globally for its edible, nutrient-rich fruits used in diverse culinary traditions.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Solanum lycopersicum