Avicennia officinalis
E142434
Avicennia officinalis is a mangrove tree species commonly found in coastal and estuarine habitats of South and Southeast Asia, valued for its ecological role in shoreline stabilization and as a characteristic component of mangrove forests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avicennia officinalis canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1242730 — 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: Avicennia officinalis Context triple: [Sundarbans, notableFlora, Avicennia officinalis]
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A.
Casuarina
Casuarina is a coastal northern suburb of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, known for its major shopping centre and popular beach.
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B.
Pteroceltis
Pteroceltis is a small genus of deciduous trees known for their papermaking bark and ornamental value, native to East Asia.
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C.
Combretocarpus
Combretocarpus is a small genus of tropical flowering trees known for their occurrence in Southeast Asian rainforests and distinctive wood.
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D.
Artocarpus
Artocarpus is a genus of tropical trees in the mulberry family that includes economically important fruit species such as breadfruit and jackfruit.
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E.
Semecarpus
Semecarpus is a genus of tropical trees and shrubs in the cashew family, many species of which produce highly irritating sap that can cause severe allergic skin reactions.
- 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: Avicennia officinalis Target entity description: Avicennia officinalis is a mangrove tree species commonly found in coastal and estuarine habitats of South and Southeast Asia, valued for its ecological role in shoreline stabilization and as a characteristic component of mangrove forests.
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A.
Casuarina
Casuarina is a coastal northern suburb of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, known for its major shopping centre and popular beach.
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B.
Pteroceltis
Pteroceltis is a small genus of deciduous trees known for their papermaking bark and ornamental value, native to East Asia.
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C.
Combretocarpus
Combretocarpus is a small genus of tropical flowering trees known for their occurrence in Southeast Asian rainforests and distinctive wood.
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D.
Artocarpus
Artocarpus is a genus of tropical trees in the mulberry family that includes economically important fruit species such as breadfruit and jackfruit.
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E.
Semecarpus
Semecarpus is a genus of tropical trees and shrubs in the cashew family, many species of which produce highly irritating sap that can cause severe allergic skin reactions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mangrove tree
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ |
| adaptation |
aerial roots for gas exchange
ⓘ
salt excretion through leaves ⓘ |
| authority |
Carl Linnaeus
ⓘ
surface form:
Linnaeus
|
| binomialName | Avicennia officinalis self-link ⓘ |
| commonName |
Indian mangrove
ⓘ
white mangrove ⓘ |
| conservationImportance | important mangrove species ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1753 ⓘ |
| dispersal | water-dispersed propagules ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole |
coastal erosion control
ⓘ
habitat for marine organisms ⓘ nursery ground for fish and crustaceans ⓘ shoreline stabilization ⓘ |
| family | Acanthaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | yellow ⓘ |
| foundInBiome | tropical coastal biome ⓘ |
| genus | Avicennia ⓘ |
| growthForm | evergreen tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal mudflat
ⓘ
estuarine shore ⓘ mangrove forest ⓘ |
| hasRootType | pneumatophore roots ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | evergreen ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaf ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Indonesia ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
coastal India ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction |
sexual reproduction
ⓘ
viviparous propagules ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerates |
brackish water
ⓘ
saline water ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | up to 15 m ⓘ |
| usedFor |
timber and fuelwood
ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Avicennia officinalis Description of subject: Avicennia officinalis is a mangrove tree species commonly found in coastal and estuarine habitats of South and Southeast Asia, valued for its ecological role in shoreline stabilization and as a characteristic component of mangrove forests.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.