Dorstenia

E68365

plant genus taxon

Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Dorstenia canonical	3
Dorstenia barnimiana	1
Dorstenia brasiliensis	1
Dorstenia contrajerva	1
Dorstenia crispa	1
Dorstenia elata	1
Dorstenia foetida	1
Dorstenia gigas	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T538269 — 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: Dorstenia
Context triple: [Moraceae, contains, Dorstenia]

A. Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
B. Dactylortyx
Dactylortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits in forested and brushy habitats of Central America.
C. Ampelocera
Ampelocera is a small genus of flowering trees in the elm family Ulmaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
D. Macleaya
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
E. Aloysia
Aloysia is a feminine given name, historically used in European contexts and closely related to the name Louise.
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: Dorstenia
Target entity description: Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.

A. Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
B. Dactylortyx
Dactylortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits in forested and brushy habitats of Central America.
C. Ampelocera
Ampelocera is a small genus of flowering trees in the elm family Ulmaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
D. Macleaya
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
E. Aloysia
Aloysia is a feminine given name, historically used in European contexts and closely related to the name Louise.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsTo	tribe Dorstenieae ⓘ
belongsToSubfamily	Moraceae subfamily Moraceae s.l. ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ
containsSpecies	Dorstenia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dorstenia barnimiana Dorstenia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dorstenia brasiliensis Dorstenia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dorstenia crispa Dorstenia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dorstenia elata Dorstenia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dorstenia foetida Dorstenia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dorstenia gigas
cultivation	grown in pots by collectors ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
distributionCharacteristic	mainly tropical ⓘ
family	Moraceae ⓘ
flowerSex	unisexual flowers ⓘ
growthForm	herbaceous plant ⓘ succulent plant ⓘ
habitat	rocky outcrops ⓘ semi-arid habitats ⓘ shaded forest floors ⓘ
inflorescenceShape	disk-shaped ⓘ star-shaped ⓘ
inflorescenceStructure	hypanthodium-like receptacle ⓘ
inflorescenceType	flattened inflorescence ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement	alternate leaves ⓘ
leafType	simple leaves ⓘ
namedAfter	Theodor Dorsten ⓘ
nativeTo	Arabian Peninsula ⓘ Madagascar ⓘ tropical Africa ⓘ tropical Americas ⓘ
notableFeature	unusual flattened inflorescences ⓘ
order	Rosales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway	C3 ⓘ
pollinationSyndrome	insect-pollinated ⓘ
relatedTo	Artocarpus ⓘ Ficus ⓘ
reproductiveOrgan	multiple small flowers on a common receptacle ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typeSpecies	Dorstenia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dorstenia contrajerva
typicalHabit	low-growing ⓘ rosette-forming ⓘ
usedAs	medicinal plant ⓘ ornamental plant ⓘ
yearDescribed	1753 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Moraceae → contains → Dorstenia ⓘ

Dorstenia → typeSpecies → Dorstenia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dorstenia contrajerva