tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
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Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) is a fast-growing, long-lived eastern North American hardwood tree known for its tall straight trunk, tulip-shaped flowers, and distinctive four-lobed leaves.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liriodendron | 1 |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | 1 |
| tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9600141 — 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: tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) Context triple: [Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests, typicalTreeSpecies, tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)]
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A.
American elm
The American elm is a large, deciduous North American tree species historically prized for its vase-shaped form and use as a prominent shade and street tree.
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B.
Poplar
Poplar is a historic district in the East End of London known for its docklands heritage, post-war social housing, and proximity to Canary Wharf.
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C.
Poplar
Poplar is a small rural community located within the township of Central Manitoulin in Ontario, Canada.
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D.
Davie Poplar
Davie Poplar is a historic, centuries-old tulip poplar tree on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a well-known campus symbol and gathering spot.
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E.
Liquidambar
Liquidambar is a genus of deciduous trees, commonly known as sweetgums, valued for their star-shaped leaves and vibrant autumn foliage.
- 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: tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) Target entity description: Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) is a fast-growing, long-lived eastern North American hardwood tree known for its tall straight trunk, tulip-shaped flowers, and distinctive four-lobed leaves.
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A.
American elm
The American elm is a large, deciduous North American tree species historically prized for its vase-shaped form and use as a prominent shade and street tree.
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B.
Poplar
Poplar is a historic district in the East End of London known for its docklands heritage, post-war social housing, and proximity to Canary Wharf.
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C.
Poplar
Poplar is a small rural community located within the township of Central Manitoulin in Ontario, Canada.
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D.
Davie Poplar
Davie Poplar is a historic, centuries-old tulip poplar tree on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a well-known campus symbol and gathering spot.
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E.
Liquidambar
Liquidambar is a genus of deciduous trees, commonly known as sweetgums, valued for their star-shaped leaves and vibrant autumn foliage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angiosperm
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deciduous tree ⓘ tree species ⓘ vascular plant ⓘ |
| authority | L. ⓘ |
| autumnFoliageColor | bright yellow ⓘ |
| barkDescription | gray to brown bark with furrows on older trees ⓘ |
| binomialName | Liriodendron tulipifera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budDescription | valvate buds ⓘ |
| commonName |
tulip magnolia
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tulip poplar ⓘ tulip tree ⓘ yellow poplar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crownShape | narrowly oval ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
canopy tree
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early to mid-successional species ⓘ |
| family | Magnoliaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerAttracts | pollinators ⓘ |
| flowerColor | greenish-yellow with orange band ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
early summer
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late spring ⓘ |
| flowerSex | bisexual ⓘ |
| flowerShape | tulip-shaped flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | aggregate of samaras ⓘ |
| genus | Liriodendron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthRate | fast-growing ⓘ |
| habitat |
coves and lower mountain slopes
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mixed hardwood forests ⓘ moist well-drained soils ⓘ |
| hardinessZone | USDA zones 4–9 ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Asia
NERFINISHED
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafLength | 8–15 centimeters ⓘ |
| leafMargin | entire ⓘ |
| leafShape | distinctive four-lobed leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaf ⓘ |
| leafWidth | 6–12 centimeters ⓘ |
| lifespan | long-lived ⓘ |
| lightRequirement | full sun ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | over 50 meters ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf Coastal Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern North America ⓘ eastern United States ⓘ southern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Quebec ⓘ |
| order | Magnoliales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| pollinator | bees ⓘ |
| reproduction |
seeds
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vegetative propagation ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | wind-dispersed ⓘ |
| shadeTolerance | intolerant of deep shade ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
fertile soils
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slightly acidic soils ⓘ |
| stateTreeOf |
Indiana
NERFINISHED
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Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| trunkForm | tall straight trunk ⓘ |
| twigDescription | slender twigs with diaphragmed pith ⓘ |
| typicalDiameter | 60–150 centimeters ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 18–45 meters ⓘ |
| usedFor |
carving
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furniture ⓘ interior finish ⓘ lumber ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ ornamental planting ⓘ pulpwood ⓘ shade tree ⓘ veneer ⓘ |
| woodColor | light yellow to brown ⓘ |
| woodDensity | relatively light ⓘ |
| woodGrain | straight-grained ⓘ |
| woodType | hardwood ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1753 ⓘ |
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: tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) Description of subject: Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) is a fast-growing, long-lived eastern North American hardwood tree known for its tall straight trunk, tulip-shaped flowers, and distinctive four-lobed leaves.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
→
typicalTreeSpecies
→
tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
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this entity surface form:
Liriodendron
this entity surface form:
Liriodendron tulipifera