Oryza barthii
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Oryza barthii is a wild African rice species considered a progenitor of the cultivated African rice Oryza glaberrima and important for rice breeding and genetic diversity studies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oryza barthii canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8564283 — 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 barthii Context triple: [Oryza, includesSpecies, Oryza barthii]
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A.
Oryza
Oryza is a genus of grasses that includes the cultivated rice species central to human nutrition and agriculture worldwide.
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B.
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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C.
Oryza glaberrima
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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D.
Oryzeae
Oryzeae is a tribe of grasses that includes rice and its close relatives, important both ecologically and as staple food crops worldwide.
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E.
Oryzoborus funereus
Oryzoborus funereus is a species of seed-eating neotropical bird commonly known as the thick-billed seed-finch, found in Central and South American lowland habitats.
- 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 barthii Target entity description: Oryza barthii is a wild African rice species considered a progenitor of the cultivated African rice Oryza glaberrima and important for rice breeding and genetic diversity studies.
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A.
Oryza
Oryza is a genus of grasses that includes the cultivated rice species central to human nutrition and agriculture worldwide.
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B.
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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C.
Oryza glaberrima
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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D.
Oryzeae
Oryzeae is a tribe of grasses that includes rice and its close relatives, important both ecologically and as staple food crops worldwide.
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E.
Oryzoborus funereus
Oryzoborus funereus is a species of seed-eating neotropical bird commonly known as the thick-billed seed-finch, found in Central and South American lowland habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant species
ⓘ
wild rice ⓘ |
| authority | A. Chev. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSubtribe | Oryzinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTribe | Oryzeae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chromosomeNumber | 24 ⓘ |
| class | Liliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationImportance | source of useful alleles for breeding ⓘ |
| contributesTo | genetic resources for African rice ⓘ |
| distributionStatus | widespread in tropical Africa ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole | component of natural wetland vegetation ⓘ |
| family | Poaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genomeType | AA genome ⓘ |
| genus | Oryza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | grass ⓘ |
| habitat |
floodplains
ⓘ
river banks ⓘ swamps ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | wild African rice ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
resistance to some pests and diseases
ⓘ
tolerance to abiotic stress ⓘ |
| isGenePoolMemberOf | African rice gene pool ⓘ |
| isProgenitorOf | Oryza glaberrima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isWildRelativeOf | cultivated rice ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | annual plant ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Central Africa ⓘ East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Poales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ploidy | diploid ⓘ |
| pollination | mainly self-pollinated ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Oryza glaberrima ⓘ |
| reproductiveBiology |
can outcross
ⓘ
self-pollinating ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | water-dispersed ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
domestication research
ⓘ
population genetics ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor |
crop improvement
ⓘ
genetic diversity studies ⓘ rice breeding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oryza barthii Description of subject: Oryza barthii is a wild African rice species considered a progenitor of the cultivated African rice Oryza glaberrima and important for rice breeding and genetic diversity studies.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.