Basella
E282529
Basella is a small genus of tropical, fast-growing leafy vines commonly known as Malabar spinach, cultivated as a spinach-like vegetable in many warm regions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basella canonical | 3 |
| Basella alba | 2 |
| Anredera baselloides | 1 |
| Basella rubra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2614186 — 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: Basella Context triple: [Basellaceae, includesGenus, Basella]
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A.
Vigna
Vigna is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family that includes several important food crops such as cowpeas and mung beans.
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B.
Gouania
Gouania is a genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, comprising mostly tropical climbing shrubs and vines.
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C.
Croton
Croton was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy, renowned for its athletic achievements and as the home of the philosopher Pythagoras.
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D.
Millettia
Millettia is a genus of flowering legumes in the pea family, known for its woody climbers and trees often valued for timber, ornament, and traditional uses.
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E.
Molokhia
Molokhia is a traditional Middle Eastern and North African dish made from finely chopped jute leaves cooked into a garlicky, often chicken- or rabbit-based green stew commonly served over rice or with bread.
- 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: Basella Target entity description: Basella is a small genus of tropical, fast-growing leafy vines commonly known as Malabar spinach, cultivated as a spinach-like vegetable in many warm regions.
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A.
Vigna
Vigna is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family that includes several important food crops such as cowpeas and mung beans.
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B.
Gouania
Gouania is a genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, comprising mostly tropical climbing shrubs and vines.
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C.
Croton
Croton was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy, renowned for its athletic achievements and as the home of the philosopher Pythagoras.
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D.
Millettia
Millettia is a genus of flowering legumes in the pea family, known for its woody climbers and trees often valued for timber, ornament, and traditional uses.
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E.
Molokhia
Molokhia is a traditional Middle Eastern and North African dish made from finely chopped jute leaves cooked into a garlicky, often chicken- or rabbit-based green stew commonly served over rice or with bread.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | Malabar spinach ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Spinacia oleracea
ⓘ
surface form:
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
|
| culinaryUse |
potherb
ⓘ
spinach-like vegetable ⓘ |
| cultivatedIn |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ South America ⓘ tropical islands ⓘ |
| differenceFrom | not a true spinach ⓘ |
| distribution |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| ediblePart |
leaves
ⓘ
young shoots ⓘ |
| family | Basellaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
pink
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| fruitColor | purple-black ⓘ |
| fruitType | berry ⓘ |
| growthForm | climbing vine ⓘ |
| growthRate | fast-growing ⓘ |
| habitat | warm climates ⓘ |
| isA |
leafy vine
ⓘ
tropical plant ⓘ vegetable crop ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafColorVariation |
green
ⓘ
reddish-purple stems and veins ⓘ |
| leafType | fleshy leaves ⓘ |
| leafUse | leafy vegetable ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Basella alba
ⓘ
Basella rubra ⓘ |
| nutritionalProperty |
rich in vitamins A and C
ⓘ
source of dietary fiber ⓘ source of minerals such as iron and calcium ⓘ |
| order | Caryophyllales ⓘ |
| photosynthesisPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| propagation |
seeds
ⓘ
stem cuttings ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerance |
heat tolerant
ⓘ
high rainfall tolerant ⓘ |
| use |
source of natural food colorant from fruits
ⓘ
vegetable production in hot weather ⓘ |
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: Basella Description of subject: Basella is a small genus of tropical, fast-growing leafy vines commonly known as Malabar spinach, cultivated as a spinach-like vegetable in many warm regions.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Basella rubra
this entity surface form:
Basella alba
this entity surface form:
Basella alba
this entity surface form:
Anredera baselloides