Macleaya
E19604
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macleaya canonical | 3 |
| Bocconia | 1 |
| Macleaya cordata | 1 |
| Macleaya microcarpa | 1 |
| Stylophorum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T139423 — 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: Macleaya Context triple: [Papaveraceae, includesGenus, Macleaya]
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A.
Dactylortyx
Dactylortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits in forested and brushy habitats of Central America.
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B.
Argemone
Argemone is a genus of prickly poppy plants known for their spiny foliage and showy, often yellow or white flowers, native mainly to the Americas.
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C.
Widdringtonia
Widdringtonia is a small genus of African coniferous trees commonly known as African cypresses, valued for their durable timber and ecological importance.
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D.
Lupinus
Lupinus is a large genus of flowering plants in the legume family, commonly known as lupines, noted for their tall, colorful flower spikes and nitrogen-fixing ability.
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E.
Meconopsis
Meconopsis is a genus of flowering plants best known for its striking, often blue, poppy-like blooms found in cool, mountainous regions.
- 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: Macleaya Target entity description: 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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A.
Dactylortyx
Dactylortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits in forested and brushy habitats of Central America.
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B.
Argemone
Argemone is a genus of prickly poppy plants known for their spiny foliage and showy, often yellow or white flowers, native mainly to the Americas.
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C.
Widdringtonia
Widdringtonia is a small genus of African coniferous trees commonly known as African cypresses, valued for their durable timber and ecological importance.
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D.
Lupinus
Lupinus is a large genus of flowering plants in the legume family, commonly known as lupines, noted for their tall, colorful flower spikes and nitrogen-fixing ability.
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E.
Meconopsis
Meconopsis is a genus of flowering plants best known for its striking, often blue, poppy-like blooms found in cool, mountainous regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ plant species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ Ranunculales ⓘ |
| commonName |
plume poppies
ⓘ
plume poppy ⓘ |
| contains | isoquinoline alkaloids ⓘ |
| cultivatedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
| family |
Papaveraceae
ⓘ
Papaveraceae ⓘ Papaveraceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | creamy white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | summer ⓘ |
| genus |
Macleaya
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Macleaya self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| growthForm |
herbaceous perennial
ⓘ
tall herbaceous perennial ⓘ |
| habitat |
disturbed ground
ⓘ
gardens ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Macleaya
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Macleaya cordata
Macleaya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Macleaya microcarpa
|
| inflorescenceType | plume-like panicles ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafCharacteristic |
large lobed leaves
ⓘ
often glaucous or bluish-green foliage ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ Japan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
feathery flower plumes
ⓘ
ornamental foliage ⓘ |
| order | Ranunculales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| plantType | flowering plant ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| potentialRisk | can be invasive in suitable climates ⓘ |
| reproduction |
sexual reproduction via seeds
ⓘ
vegetative spread via rhizomes ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ species ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | tall ⓘ |
| use | ornamental garden plant ⓘ |
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: Macleaya Description of subject: Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bocconia
this entity surface form:
Stylophorum
this entity surface form:
Macleaya cordata
this entity surface form:
Macleaya microcarpa