Dalbergia

E209709

plant genus taxon

Dalbergia is a genus of tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs best known for producing valuable hardwoods such as rosewood and kingwood, widely used in fine furniture and musical instruments.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Dalbergia sissoo	2
Ipe family	2
Dalbergia canonical	1
Dalbergia bariensis	1
Dalbergia cearensis	1
Dalbergia cochinchinensis	1
Dalbergia cultrata	1
Dalbergia granadillo	1
Dalbergia latifolia	1
Dalbergia maritima	1
Dalbergia melanoxylon	1
Dalbergia miscolobium	1
Dalbergia nigra	1
Dalbergia oliveri	1
Dalbergia retusa	1
Dalbergia spruceana	1
Dalbergia stevensonii	1
Dalbergia tucurensis	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1891604 — 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: Dalbergia
Context triple: [Faboideae, includesGenus, Dalbergia]

A. Pteroceltis
Pteroceltis is a small genus of deciduous trees known for their papermaking bark and ornamental value, native to East Asia.
B. Lignum vitae
Lignum vitae is a dense, extremely hard tropical hardwood tree native to the Caribbean, renowned for its durable wood and medicinal resin.
C. Sakao
Sakao is an Oceanic language spoken on the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu, noted for its complex phonology and distinctive sound changes.
D. Krugiodendron
Krugiodendron is a small genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, known for its tropical or subtropical woody species.
E. pau-brasil (brazilwood)
Pau-brasil (brazilwood) is a native Brazilian tree historically prized for its red dye and dense timber, which gave Brazil its name and holds major cultural and ecological 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: Dalbergia
Target entity description: Dalbergia is a genus of tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs best known for producing valuable hardwoods such as rosewood and kingwood, widely used in fine furniture and musical instruments.

A. Pteroceltis
Pteroceltis is a small genus of deciduous trees known for their papermaking bark and ornamental value, native to East Asia.
B. Lignum vitae
Lignum vitae is a dense, extremely hard tropical hardwood tree native to the Caribbean, renowned for its durable wood and medicinal resin.
C. Sakao
Sakao is an Oceanic language spoken on the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu, noted for its complex phonology and distinctive sound changes.
D. Krugiodendron
Krugiodendron is a small genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, known for its tropical or subtropical woody species.
E. pau-brasil (brazilwood)
Pau-brasil (brazilwood) is a native Brazilian tree historically prized for its red dye and dense timber, which gave Brazil its name and holds major cultural and ecological significance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsTo	legumes ⓘ
class	Magnoliopsida ⓘ
conservationStatus	many species threatened ⓘ
division	Magnoliophyta ⓘ
economicUse	luxury timber trade ⓘ
family	Fabaceae ⓘ
flowerType	papilionaceous flowers ⓘ
growthForm	shrub ⓘ tree ⓘ
hasCommonName	rosewood genus ⓘ
hasSpecies	Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia bariensis Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia cearensis Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia cochinchinensis Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia cultrata Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia granadillo Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia latifolia Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia maritima Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia melanoxylon Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia miscolobium Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia nigra Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia oliveri Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia retusa Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia sissoo Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia spruceana Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia stevensonii Dalbergia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dalbergia tucurensis
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafType	pinnate leaves ⓘ
namedAfter	Nils Dalberg ⓘ
namedBy	Carl Ludwig Willdenow ⓘ
nativeTo	Africa ⓘ Central America ⓘ Madagascar ⓘ South America ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ
order	Fabales ⓘ
parentTaxon	Caesalpinioideae ⓘ surface form: Dalbergieae
produces	kingwood ⓘ rosewood ⓘ
regulatedBy	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ surface form: CITES
subfamily	Faboideae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
threatenedBy	habitat loss ⓘ overexploitation for timber ⓘ
woodProperty	dense hardwood ⓘ fragrant heartwood in some species ⓘ high natural luster ⓘ
woodUsedFor	fine furniture ⓘ flooring ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ veneers ⓘ