Shorea robusta
E358364
Shorea robusta, commonly known as the sal tree, is a large, hardwood timber tree native to the Indian subcontinent and a dominant species in many northern and central Indian forests.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shorea robusta canonical | 6 |
| Akshayavat tree | 1 |
| Shorea | 1 |
| Shorea robusta (sal) | 1 |
| sal (Shorea robusta) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3465577 — 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: Shorea robusta Context triple: [Simbalbara National Park, hasFlora, Shorea robusta]
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A.
Pterocarpus
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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B.
Krugiodendron
Krugiodendron is a small genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, known for its tropical or subtropical woody species.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
dhok (Anogeissus pendula)
Dhok (Anogeissus pendula) is a drought-resistant deciduous tree native to the Indian subcontinent, dominant in dry forests and crucial for providing fodder, fuelwood, and habitat for wildlife.
- 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: Shorea robusta Target entity description: Shorea robusta, commonly known as the sal tree, is a large, hardwood timber tree native to the Indian subcontinent and a dominant species in many northern and central Indian forests.
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A.
Pterocarpus
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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B.
Krugiodendron
Krugiodendron is a small genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, known for its tropical or subtropical woody species.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
dhok (Anogeissus pendula)
Dhok (Anogeissus pendula) is a drought-resistant deciduous tree native to the Indian subcontinent, dominant in dry forests and crucial for providing fodder, fuelwood, and habitat for wildlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flowering plant
ⓘ
hardwood tree ⓘ tree species ⓘ |
| associatedForestType | sal forest ⓘ |
| barkUse | traditional medicine ⓘ |
| climatePreference | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| commonName |
sal
ⓘ
sal tree ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | sacred tree in parts of India ⓘ |
| dispersal | wind-dispersed fruits ⓘ |
| dominantIn |
central Indian forests
ⓘ
northern Indian forests ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
dominant canopy species
ⓘ
important habitat tree ⓘ |
| family | Dipterocarpaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | spring ⓘ |
| fruitType | winged nut ⓘ |
| genus |
Shorea robusta
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Shorea
|
| height | up to about 35–40 m ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | semi-deciduous ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| leafUse |
leaf cups
ⓘ
leaf plates ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Bhutan ⓘ India ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Myanmar ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
| order | Malvales ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| resinUse |
incense
ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ varnish ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soils ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| trunkDiameter | up to about 2 m ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boat building
ⓘ
construction wood ⓘ flooring ⓘ furniture ⓘ railway sleepers ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| woodProperty |
durable
ⓘ
resistant to fungi ⓘ resistant to termites ⓘ |
| woodType | hardwood ⓘ |
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: Shorea robusta Description of subject: Shorea robusta, commonly known as the sal tree, is a large, hardwood timber tree native to the Indian subcontinent and a dominant species in many northern and central Indian forests.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Akshayavat tree
this entity surface form:
sal (Shorea robusta)
this entity surface form:
Shorea robusta (sal)
this entity surface form:
Shorea