Gloriosa lily
E179707
Gloriosa lily is a striking, climbing flowering plant known for its distinctive flame-like red and yellow petals and is native to parts of Africa and Asia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gloriosa | 1 |
| Gloriosa lily canonical | 1 |
| Gloriosa superba | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1569569 — 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: Gloriosa lily Context triple: [Tamil Nadu, hasOfficialFlower, Gloriosa lily]
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A.
Sego lily
The Sego lily is a delicate, white-petaled wildflower native to the western United States, particularly associated with Utah, where it holds cultural and historical significance.
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B.
Mirabilis
Mirabilis is an Israeli software company best known for creating the pioneering instant messaging service ICQ in the 1990s.
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C.
Easter lily
The Easter lily is a fragrant white trumpet-shaped flower traditionally associated with purity and resurrection in Christian celebrations of Easter.
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D.
Polygonanthus
Polygonanthus is a small genus of tropical flowering trees native to South America, known for its occurrence in wet forest habitats.
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E.
Brahma kamal
Brahma kamal is a rare, high-altitude Himalayan flower revered in Indian culture for its striking beauty and spiritual significance.
- 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: Gloriosa lily Target entity description: Gloriosa lily is a striking, climbing flowering plant known for its distinctive flame-like red and yellow petals and is native to parts of Africa and Asia.
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A.
Sego lily
The Sego lily is a delicate, white-petaled wildflower native to the western United States, particularly associated with Utah, where it holds cultural and historical significance.
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B.
Mirabilis
Mirabilis is an Israeli software company best known for creating the pioneering instant messaging service ICQ in the 1990s.
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C.
Easter lily
The Easter lily is a fragrant white trumpet-shaped flower traditionally associated with purity and resurrection in Christian celebrations of Easter.
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D.
Polygonanthus
Polygonanthus is a small genus of tropical flowering trees native to South America, known for its occurrence in wet forest habitats.
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E.
Brahma kamal
Brahma kamal is a rare, high-altitude Himalayan flower revered in Indian culture for its striking beauty and spiritual significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing plant
ⓘ
flowering plant ⓘ perennial plant ⓘ species ⓘ |
| commonNameOf |
Gloriosa lily
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gloriosa superba
|
| containsCompound |
colchicine
ⓘ
gloriosine ⓘ |
| family | Colchicaceae ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | summer ⓘ |
| genus |
Gloriosa lily
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gloriosa
|
| growthForm |
climber
ⓘ
vine-like stem ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
climbing lily
ⓘ
flame lily ⓘ glory lily ⓘ |
| hasFlowerShape |
flame-like appearance
ⓘ
reflexed petals ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | national flower of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| hasPetalColor |
red
ⓘ
yellow ⓘ |
| hasTendrils | leaf tips ⓘ |
| hasUndergroundStructure | tuberous rhizome ⓘ |
| hasUse | traditional medicine ⓘ |
| isCultivatedAs |
cut flower
ⓘ
garden plant ⓘ |
| isCultivatedFor | ornamental use ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
tropical Africa ⓘ |
| order | Liliales ⓘ |
| preferredClimate |
subtropical
ⓘ
tropical ⓘ |
| preferredLight |
full sun
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
seeds
ⓘ
tubers ⓘ |
| requiresSupport | true ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
beauty
ⓘ
passion ⓘ |
| toxicity | highly poisonous ⓘ |
| toxicPart |
flowers
ⓘ
leaves ⓘ seeds ⓘ tubers ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 1–3 meters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gloriosa lily Description of subject: Gloriosa lily is a striking, climbing flowering plant known for its distinctive flame-like red and yellow petals and is native to parts of Africa and Asia.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gloriosa superba
subject surface form:
Gloriosa superba
this entity surface form:
Gloriosa