Trema orientalis
E151645
Trema orientalis is a fast-growing tropical tree species in the hemp family (Cannabaceae), commonly known as charcoal-tree or pigeon wood, valued for its use in traditional medicine, fodder, and reforestation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trema orientalis canonical | 1 |
| tembusu tree | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1328533 — 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: Trema orientalis Context triple: [Trema, hasSpecies, Trema orientalis]
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A.
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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B.
Broussonetia
Broussonetia is a small genus of deciduous trees and shrubs in the mulberry family, best known for the paper mulberry used traditionally for making paper and cloth.
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C.
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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D.
Figtree
Figtree is a residential suburb of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia, known for its shopping centre and proximity to both the Illawarra escarpment and the city centre.
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E.
Avicennia officinalis
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.
- 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: Trema orientalis Target entity description: Trema orientalis is a fast-growing tropical tree species in the hemp family (Cannabaceae), commonly known as charcoal-tree or pigeon wood, valued for its use in traditional medicine, fodder, and reforestation.
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A.
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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B.
Broussonetia
Broussonetia is a small genus of deciduous trees and shrubs in the mulberry family, best known for the paper mulberry used traditionally for making paper and cloth.
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C.
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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D.
Figtree
Figtree is a residential suburb of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia, known for its shopping centre and proximity to both the Illawarra escarpment and the city centre.
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E.
Avicennia officinalis
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant species
ⓘ
tree species ⓘ |
| attracts |
birds
ⓘ
browsing livestock ⓘ |
| barkColor | grey ⓘ |
| barkTexture | rough ⓘ |
| binomialName | Trema orientalis ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName |
Indian charcoal-tree
ⓘ
charcoal-tree ⓘ pigeon wood ⓘ |
| dispersal | bird-dispersed ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
pioneer species
ⓘ
soil stabilizer ⓘ |
| family | Cannabaceae ⓘ |
| flowerSex | unisexual ⓘ |
| fruitColor | black when ripe ⓘ |
| fruitType | small drupe ⓘ |
| genus | Trema ⓘ |
| growthForm | fast-growing tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
disturbed sites
ⓘ
forest edges ⓘ secondary forests ⓘ |
| introducedTo | tropical America ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafMargin | serrated ⓘ |
| leafType | deciduous ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | 18–20 m ⓘ |
| medicinalUse |
treatment of diarrhea in traditional medicine
ⓘ
treatment of fever in traditional medicine ⓘ treatment of respiratory ailments in traditional medicine ⓘ treatment of wounds in traditional medicine ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Pacific Islands ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ subtropical Africa ⓘ tropical Africa ⓘ tropical Asia ⓘ |
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| partUsed |
bark
ⓘ
leaves ⓘ roots ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerance |
drought-tolerant
ⓘ
light-demanding ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agroforestry
ⓘ
charcoal production ⓘ fodder ⓘ fuelwood ⓘ paper pulp ⓘ reforestation ⓘ timber for light construction ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| woodProperty |
light
ⓘ
soft ⓘ |
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: Trema orientalis Description of subject: Trema orientalis is a fast-growing tropical tree species in the hemp family (Cannabaceae), commonly known as charcoal-tree or pigeon wood, valued for its use in traditional medicine, fodder, and reforestation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Trema
this entity surface form:
tembusu tree