Phoenix dactylifera
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Phoenix dactylifera is the date palm, a flowering palm tree cultivated for thousands of years for its sweet, edible dates and importance in agriculture and traditional cultures across arid regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phoenix dactylifera canonical | 3 |
| Cretan date palm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2645966 — 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: Phoenix dactylifera Context triple: [Liliopsida, includesSpecies, Phoenix dactylifera]
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A.
Ziziphus
Ziziphus is a genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for producing edible drupes such as jujube, commonly found in warm-temperate and tropical regions.
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B.
Pistacia
Pistacia is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs best known for species like the pistachio, valued for their edible seeds and ornamental uses.
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C.
Spondias
Spondias is a genus of tropical fruit-bearing trees known for species like hog plum and ambarella, valued for their edible, often tangy fruits.
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D.
Agave
Agave is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as the Theban princess and Maenad who, in a Dionysus-induced frenzy, killed her son Pentheus.
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E.
Assaracus
Assaracus is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology, a king of Dardania and an ancestor of the Trojan royal line, including heroes such as Aeneas.
- 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: Phoenix dactylifera Target entity description: Phoenix dactylifera is the date palm, a flowering palm tree cultivated for thousands of years for its sweet, edible dates and importance in agriculture and traditional cultures across arid regions.
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A.
Ziziphus
Ziziphus is a genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for producing edible drupes such as jujube, commonly found in warm-temperate and tropical regions.
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B.
Pistacia
Pistacia is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs best known for species like the pistachio, valued for their edible seeds and ornamental uses.
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C.
Spondias
Spondias is a genus of tropical fruit-bearing trees known for species like hog plum and ambarella, valued for their edible, often tangy fruits.
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D.
Agave
Agave is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as the Theban princess and Maenad who, in a Dionysus-induced frenzy, killed her son Pentheus.
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E.
Assaracus
Assaracus is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology, a king of Dardania and an ancestor of the Trojan royal line, including heroes such as Aeneas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flowering plant
ⓘ
palm tree ⓘ species ⓘ |
| binomialName | Phoenix dactylifera ⓘ |
| climatePreference | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| commonName |
date palm
ⓘ
true date palm ⓘ |
| cultivatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ South Asia ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest United States
|
| cultivationHistory | cultivated for thousands of years ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
associated with Islam
ⓘ
important in Middle Eastern cultures ⓘ important in North African cultures ⓘ mentioned in the Bible ⓘ mentioned in the Quran ⓘ used in religious rituals ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1753 ⓘ |
| domesticationStatus | domesticated crop ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major fruit crop
ⓘ
staple food in arid regions ⓘ |
| family | Arecaceae ⓘ |
| flowerType | unisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | drupe ⓘ |
| fruitUse |
dried fruit
ⓘ
food ⓘ |
| genus | Phoenix ⓘ |
| growthForm | tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
oases ⓘ |
| height | 15–25 meters ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType | large panicles ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafLength | 4–6 meters ⓘ |
| leafType | pinnate ⓘ |
| lifespan |
can exceed 100 years
ⓘ
several decades ⓘ |
| majorProducerCountry |
Algeria
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| order | Arecales ⓘ |
| photosynthesisPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| plantType |
evergreen
ⓘ
perennial ⓘ |
| pollination |
hand-pollinated in cultivation
ⓘ
wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| produces | dates ⓘ |
| product |
date paste
ⓘ
date sugar ⓘ date syrup ⓘ palm wine from sap ⓘ |
| propagation |
offshoots
ⓘ
seeds ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Fertile Crescent ⓘ |
| reproduction | dioecious ⓘ |
| seedUse |
animal feed
ⓘ
oil extraction ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerance |
drought tolerant
ⓘ
salt tolerant ⓘ |
| usedFor |
animal feed
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construction materials ⓘ human nutrition ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| usedPart |
fruit
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leaves ⓘ sap ⓘ trunk ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phoenix dactylifera Description of subject: Phoenix dactylifera is the date palm, a flowering palm tree cultivated for thousands of years for its sweet, edible dates and importance in agriculture and traditional cultures across arid regions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cretan date palm