Sonneratia

E321165

genus taxon

Sonneratia is a genus of mangrove trees and shrubs known for inhabiting intertidal coastal zones in the Indo-Pacific region.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Sonneratia canonical	4
Sonneratia alba	1
Sonneratia apetala	1
Sonneratia caseolaris	1
Sonneratia family	1
Sonneratia griffithii	1
Sonneratia hainanensis	1
Sonneratia mangroves	1
Sonneratia ovata	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3019003 — 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: Sonneratia
Context triple: [Myrtales, includesGenus, Sonneratia]

A. Avicennia officinalis
Avicennia officinalis is a mangrove tree species commonly found in coastal and estuarine habitats of South and Southeast Asia, valued for its ecological role in shoreline stabilization and as a characteristic component of mangrove forests.
B. Rhizophora
Rhizophora is a genus of tropical mangrove trees best known for forming dense coastal forests with distinctive stilt roots that stabilize shorelines and provide vital habitat for marine life.
C. Casuarina
Casuarina is a coastal northern suburb of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, known for its major shopping centre and popular beach.
D. Pisonia
Pisonia is a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering trees and shrubs known for their sticky fruits that can adhere to birds.
E. Sesbania
Sesbania is a genus of fast-growing, often nitrogen-fixing leguminous plants commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions and used for green manure, fodder, and ornamental purposes.
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: Sonneratia
Target entity description: Sonneratia is a genus of mangrove trees and shrubs known for inhabiting intertidal coastal zones in the Indo-Pacific region.

A. Avicennia officinalis
Avicennia officinalis is a mangrove tree species commonly found in coastal and estuarine habitats of South and Southeast Asia, valued for its ecological role in shoreline stabilization and as a characteristic component of mangrove forests.
B. Rhizophora
Rhizophora is a genus of tropical mangrove trees best known for forming dense coastal forests with distinctive stilt roots that stabilize shorelines and provide vital habitat for marine life.
C. Casuarina
Casuarina is a coastal northern suburb of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, known for its major shopping centre and popular beach.
D. Pisonia
Pisonia is a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering trees and shrubs known for their sticky fruits that can adhere to birds.
E. Sesbania
Sesbania is a genus of fast-growing, often nitrogen-fixing leguminous plants commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions and used for green manure, fodder, and ornamental purposes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Asterids ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ
conservationSignificance	important mangrove genus in Indo-Pacific ⓘ
dispersal	water-dispersed propagules ⓘ
ecologicalRole	coastal protection ⓘ habitat for marine organisms ⓘ nursery ground for fish ⓘ shoreline stabilization ⓘ
family	Lythraceae ⓘ
fruitUse	edible fruit (some species) ⓘ
habitat	coastal mudflats ⓘ estuaries ⓘ intertidal zone ⓘ mangrove ecosystem ⓘ
hasGrowthForm	shrub ⓘ tree ⓘ
hasRootType	pneumatophores ⓘ
includesSpecies	Sonneratia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sonneratia alba Sonneratia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sonneratia apetala Sonneratia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sonneratia caseolaris Sonneratia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sonneratia griffithii Sonneratia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sonneratia hainanensis Sonneratia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sonneratia ovata
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafPersistence	evergreen ⓘ
leafType	simple leaves ⓘ
namedAfter	Pierre Sonnerat ⓘ
nativeTo	Indian Ocean coasts ⓘ Indo-Pacific region ⓘ Western Pacific coasts ⓘ
order	Myrtales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway	C3 ⓘ
pollination	animal-pollinated ⓘ
reproduction	flowering plant ⓘ
subfamily	Sonneratiaceae ⓘ surface form: Sonneratioideae
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
threats	coastal development ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ pollution ⓘ
tolerates	saline conditions ⓘ tidal inundation ⓘ
woodUse	fuelwood ⓘ timber (local use) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

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

order Myrtales → includesGenus → Sonneratia ⓘ

subject surface form: Myrtales

New Guinea mangroves → hasFlora → Sonneratia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sonneratia mangroves