Stylosanthes

E209717

genus legume genus plant genus

Stylosanthes is a genus of tropical and subtropical legumes commonly used as forage and cover crops, valued for their nitrogen-fixing ability and adaptability to poor soils.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Stylosanthes canonical	1
Stylosanthes capitata	1
Stylosanthes guianensis	1
Stylosanthes hamata	1
Stylosanthes humilis	1
Stylosanthes scabra	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1891622 — 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: Stylosanthes
Context triple: [Faboideae, includesGenus, Stylosanthes]

A. Paliurus
Paliurus is a small genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for their distinctive disc-shaped, winged fruits and occurrence in warm temperate to subtropical regions of Eurasia.
B. Colinus leucopogon
Colinus leucopogon is a species of New World quail in the genus Colinus, known commonly as the white-throated bobwhite and native to parts of Central and South America.
C. Aloysia
Aloysia is a feminine given name, historically used in European contexts and closely related to the name Louise.
D. Mimosa
Mimosa, also known as Beta Crucis, is a bright blue giant star and one of the principal stars forming the Southern Cross constellation.
E. Mimosa
Mimosa is a highly regarded science fiction fanzine known for its insightful essays, fan history, and multiple Hugo Award wins.
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: Stylosanthes
Target entity description: Stylosanthes is a genus of tropical and subtropical legumes commonly used as forage and cover crops, valued for their nitrogen-fixing ability and adaptability to poor soils.

A. Paliurus
Paliurus is a small genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for their distinctive disc-shaped, winged fruits and occurrence in warm temperate to subtropical regions of Eurasia.
B. Colinus leucopogon
Colinus leucopogon is a species of New World quail in the genus Colinus, known commonly as the white-throated bobwhite and native to parts of Central and South America.
C. Aloysia
Aloysia is a feminine given name, historically used in European contexts and closely related to the name Louise.
D. Mimosa
Mimosa, also known as Beta Crucis, is a bright blue giant star and one of the principal stars forming the Southern Cross constellation.
E. Mimosa
Mimosa is a highly regarded science fiction fanzine known for its insightful essays, fan history, and multiple Hugo Award wins.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ legume genus ⓘ plant genus ⓘ
benefit	improved animal weight gain ⓘ increased crude protein in forage ⓘ reduced need for nitrogen fertilizer ⓘ
class	Magnoliopsida ⓘ
commonName	stylo ⓘ stylo forage ⓘ
family	Fabaceae ⓘ
flowerColor	yellow ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ
growthHabit	erect ⓘ prostrate ⓘ semi-erect ⓘ
habitat	open woodlands ⓘ savannas ⓘ tropical grasslands ⓘ
hasSpecies	Stylosanthes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Stylosanthes capitata Stylosanthes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Stylosanthes guianensis Stylosanthes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Stylosanthes hamata Stylosanthes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Stylosanthes humilis Stylosanthes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Stylosanthes scabra
isA	cover crop ⓘ forage plant ⓘ legume ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafType	trifoliate leaves ⓘ
lifeForm	herbaceous plant ⓘ subshrub ⓘ
nativeTo	subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ
nitrogenFixation	nitrogen-fixing legume ⓘ
order	Fabales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway	C3 ⓘ
phylum	Tracheophyta ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
seedDispersal	by animals ⓘ by machinery and humans ⓘ
subfamily	Faboideae ⓘ
symbiosisWith	rhizobia ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
tolerates	acid soils ⓘ low fertility soils ⓘ periodic drought ⓘ
tribe	Phaseoleae ⓘ surface form: Dalbergieae
usedFor	cover cropping ⓘ erosion control ⓘ forage ⓘ green manure ⓘ hay production ⓘ pasture improvement ⓘ silage production ⓘ soil conservation ⓘ soil fertility improvement ⓘ weed suppression ⓘ
usedIn	pasture-legume mixtures ⓘ tropical livestock systems ⓘ
valuedFor	adaptability to poor soils ⓘ drought tolerance ⓘ good regrowth after grazing ⓘ high seed production ⓘ nitrogen-fixing ability ⓘ persistence in tropical pastures ⓘ tolerance to low fertility soils ⓘ