Acleisanthes
E281947
Acleisanthes is a genus of flowering plants known for its night-blooming, often fragrant species native to arid and semi-arid regions of the Americas.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acleisanthes canonical | 1 |
| Acleisanthes acutifolia | 1 |
| Acleisanthes chenopodioides | 1 |
| Acleisanthes crassifolia | 1 |
| Acleisanthes longiflora | 1 |
| Acleisanthes obtusa | 1 |
| Tripterocalyx | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2597864 — 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: Acleisanthes Context triple: [Nyctaginaceae, includesGenus, Acleisanthes]
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A.
Hylopetes
Hylopetes is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
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B.
Hesperocnide
Hesperocnide is a small genus of stinging nettle-like flowering plants native to western North America and belonging to the nettle family.
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C.
Xenodacnis
Xenodacnis is a small genus of Neotropical tanagers known for their high-Andean habitats and distinctive blue plumage.
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D.
Leucosyke
Leucosyke is a genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, comprising shrubs or small trees native to tropical regions.
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E.
Anisophyllea
Anisophyllea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anisophylleaceae, comprising tropical trees and shrubs found mainly in Africa and Asia.
- 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: Acleisanthes Target entity description: Acleisanthes is a genus of flowering plants known for its night-blooming, often fragrant species native to arid and semi-arid regions of the Americas.
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A.
Hylopetes
Hylopetes is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
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B.
Hesperocnide
Hesperocnide is a small genus of stinging nettle-like flowering plants native to western North America and belonging to the nettle family.
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C.
Xenodacnis
Xenodacnis is a small genus of Neotropical tanagers known for their high-Andean habitats and distinctive blue plumage.
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D.
Leucosyke
Leucosyke is a genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, comprising shrubs or small trees native to tropical regions.
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E.
Anisophyllea
Anisophyllea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anisophylleaceae, comprising tropical trees and shrubs found mainly in Africa and Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | subfamily Nyctaginoideae ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | trumpet flowers ⓘ |
| describedBy | George Bentham ⓘ |
| distribution |
northern Mexico
ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | nectar source for nocturnal insects ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| family | Nyctaginaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
cream
ⓘ
white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| floweringTime | night ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | funnel-shaped ⓘ |
| growthForm | subshrub in some species ⓘ |
| habitat |
deserts
ⓘ
rocky slopes ⓘ sandy soils ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adapted to arid environments
ⓘ
adapted to semi-arid environments ⓘ herbaceous growth form ⓘ night-blooming flowers ⓘ often fragrant flowers ⓘ perennial life cycle in many species ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Acleisanthes
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Acleisanthes acutifolia
Acleisanthes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Acleisanthes chenopodioides
Acleisanthes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Acleisanthes crassifolia
Acleisanthes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Acleisanthes longiflora
Acleisanthes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Acleisanthes obtusa
|
| isPartOf | family Nyctaginaceae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
North America
ⓘ
South America ⓘ arid regions of the Americas ⓘ semi-arid regions of the Americas ⓘ |
| order | Caryophyllales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollinationSyndrome |
moth pollination
ⓘ
nocturnal pollination ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure |
achene-like fruit
ⓘ
tubular perianth ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Acleisanthes Description of subject: Acleisanthes is a genus of flowering plants known for its night-blooming, often fragrant species native to arid and semi-arid regions of the Americas.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tripterocalyx
this entity surface form:
Acleisanthes longiflora
this entity surface form:
Acleisanthes acutifolia
this entity surface form:
Acleisanthes crassifolia
this entity surface form:
Acleisanthes obtusa
this entity surface form:
Acleisanthes chenopodioides