Pterocarpus

E213135

genus taxon

Pterocarpus is a genus of tropical leguminous trees known for their valuable hardwoods, including species that produce padauk and African rosewood.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Pterocarpus marsupium	2
Pterocarpus canonical	1
Pterocarpus angolensis	1
Pterocarpus dalbergioides	1
Pterocarpus erinaceus	1
Pterocarpus indicus	1
Pterocarpus santalinus	1
Pterocarpus soyauxii	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1891618 — 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: Pterocarpus
Context triple: [Faboideae, includesGenus, Pterocarpus]

A. Pteroceltis
Pteroceltis is a small genus of deciduous trees known for their papermaking bark and ornamental value, native to East Asia.
B. Dalbergia
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.
C. Combretocarpus
Combretocarpus is a small genus of tropical flowering trees known for their occurrence in Southeast Asian rainforests and distinctive wood.
D. Paradichrostachys
Paradichrostachys is a little-known flowering plant genus in the small family Dirachmaceae, native to arid regions of the Horn of Africa.
E. Semecarpus
Semecarpus is a genus of tropical trees and shrubs in the cashew family, many species of which produce highly irritating sap that can cause severe allergic skin reactions.
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: Pterocarpus
Target entity description: Pterocarpus is a genus of tropical leguminous trees known for their valuable hardwoods, including species that produce padauk and African rosewood.

A. Pteroceltis
Pteroceltis is a small genus of deciduous trees known for their papermaking bark and ornamental value, native to East Asia.
B. Dalbergia
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.
C. Combretocarpus
Combretocarpus is a small genus of tropical flowering trees known for their occurrence in Southeast Asian rainforests and distinctive wood.
D. Paradichrostachys
Paradichrostachys is a little-known flowering plant genus in the small family Dirachmaceae, native to arid regions of the Horn of Africa.
E. Semecarpus
Semecarpus is a genus of tropical trees and shrubs in the cashew family, many species of which produce highly irritating sap that can cause severe allergic skin reactions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsToClade	angiosperms ⓘ eudicots ⓘ rosids ⓘ
class	Magnoliopsida ⓘ
division	Magnoliophyta ⓘ
economicImportance	dye production ⓘ timber production ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ
family	Fabaceae ⓘ
flowerColor	yellow ⓘ
habitat	tropical forests ⓘ woodlands ⓘ
hasCommonName	padauk trees ⓘ pterocarpus trees ⓘ
hasConservationConcern	overexploitation for timber ⓘ
hasFruitType	winged pod ⓘ
hasLeafType	pinnate leaves ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies	Pterocarpus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pterocarpus dalbergioides Pterocarpus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pterocarpus erinaceus Pterocarpus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pterocarpus indicus Pterocarpus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pterocarpus marsupium Pterocarpus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pterocarpus santalinus Pterocarpus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pterocarpus soyauxii
isA	hardwood tree ⓘ leguminous plant ⓘ tropical tree ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
namedBy	William Roxburgh ⓘ
nativeTo	tropical Africa ⓘ tropical Americas ⓘ tropical Asia ⓘ
order	Fabales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway	C3 ⓘ
phylum	Tracheophyta ⓘ
produces	African rosewood ⓘ padauk wood ⓘ
reproduction	sexual reproduction via flowers and seeds ⓘ
subfamily	Faboideae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
tribe	Dalbergieae ⓘ
woodUsedFor	carvings ⓘ flooring ⓘ furniture ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ
woodValuedFor	decorative grain ⓘ durability ⓘ rich color ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Faboideae → includesGenus → Pterocarpus ⓘ

Sri Venkateswara National Park → flora → Pterocarpus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pterocarpus marsupium