Oryza glaberrima
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Oryza glaberrima is the African species of rice domesticated in West Africa, known for its resilience to local stresses but generally lower yields compared to Asian rice (Oryza sativa).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oryza glaberrima canonical | 3 |
| African rice | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T308738 — 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: Oryza glaberrima Context triple: [International Rice Research Institute, primaryCrop, Oryza glaberrima]
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A.
Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa is the domesticated Asian rice species that serves as a staple food crop for over half of the world’s population.
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B.
Tebu
Tebu is a Saharan ethnic group and language community primarily inhabiting parts of southern Libya, Chad, and Niger.
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C.
Mandinka
Mandinka is a major Mande language spoken primarily in The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and neighboring West African countries by the Mandinka people.
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D.
Bambara
Bambara is a major Mande language widely spoken in Mali and neighboring West African countries, serving as a key lingua franca in the region.
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E.
Taro
Taro is a common Japanese male given name, often written with kanji meaning "eldest son" or similar traditional connotations.
- 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: Oryza glaberrima Target entity description: Oryza glaberrima is the African species of rice domesticated in West Africa, known for its resilience to local stresses but generally lower yields compared to Asian rice (Oryza sativa).
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A.
Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa is the domesticated Asian rice species that serves as a staple food crop for over half of the world’s population.
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B.
Tebu
Tebu is a Saharan ethnic group and language community primarily inhabiting parts of southern Libya, Chad, and Niger.
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C.
Mandinka
Mandinka is a major Mande language spoken primarily in The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and neighboring West African countries by the Mandinka people.
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D.
Bambara
Bambara is a major Mande language widely spoken in Mali and neighboring West African countries, serving as a key lingua franca in the region.
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E.
Taro
Taro is a common Japanese male given name, often written with kanji meaning "eldest son" or similar traditional connotations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant species
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rice ⓘ |
| adaptation |
adapted to African environments
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adapted to drought conditions ⓘ adapted to flooding in some ecotypes ⓘ adapted to poor soils ⓘ |
| breedingUse |
source of stress tolerance genes
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used in interspecific crosses with Oryza sativa ⓘ |
| commonName |
Oryza glaberrima
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
African rice
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| comparedTo | Oryza sativa ⓘ |
| comparisonWithAsianRice |
generally lower grain yield
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more resilient to local stresses ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important in traditional West African cultures ⓘ |
| distribution |
Central Africa
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West Africa ⓘ river floodplains in West Africa ⓘ |
| domesticatedBy | West African farmers ⓘ |
| domesticatedIn | West Africa ⓘ |
| domesticationStatus | domesticated crop ⓘ |
| economicImportance | regional food security crop ⓘ |
| family | Poaceae ⓘ |
| foodProduct | rice grain ⓘ |
| genus | Oryza ⓘ |
| grainColor | often red or brown ⓘ |
| grainType | cereal grain ⓘ |
| habitat |
deepwater and flood-prone areas
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rainfed lowlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
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West Africa ⓘ |
| order | Poales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| plantType | annual grass ⓘ |
| pollination | mainly self-pollinating ⓘ |
| regionOfEarlyCultivation |
Niger River
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surface form:
Niger River basin
West Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Guinea region
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| resistance |
resistant to some African diseases
ⓘ
resistant to some African pests ⓘ |
| roleInAgrobiodiversity | contributes to rice genetic diversity ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | by humans ⓘ |
| soilPreference | can grow in low-fertility soils ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| toleranceToLocalStresses | high ⓘ |
| use |
staple food
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subsistence agriculture ⓘ traditional farming systems ⓘ |
| waterRequirement | tolerant of variable water regimes ⓘ |
| yieldRelativeToOryza sativa | generally lower ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oryza glaberrima Description of subject: Oryza glaberrima is the African species of rice domesticated in West Africa, known for its resilience to local stresses but generally lower yields compared to Asian rice (Oryza sativa).
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
African rice