Dendrocnide
E83268
Dendrocnide is a genus of highly stinging trees and shrubs, including the infamous Australian "stinging tree," known for its extremely painful and long-lasting nettle-like toxins.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dendrocnide canonical | 3 |
| Dendrocnide cordifolia | 1 |
| Dendrocnide cordifolia – stinging tree | 1 |
| Dendrocnide excelsa | 1 |
| Dendrocnide moroides | 1 |
| Dendrocnide moroides – gympie-gympie | 1 |
| Dendrocnide photiniphylla | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T674392 — 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: Dendrocnide Context triple: [Cannabaceae, containsGenus, Dendrocnide]
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A.
Cecropia
Cecropia is a genus of fast-growing tropical trees native to the Americas, known for their hollow stems that house ants in a mutualistic relationship and their distinctive large, palmate leaves.
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B.
Cyathea
Cyathea is a large genus of tropical and subtropical tree ferns known for their tall trunks and feathery fronds, found in regions such as New Zealand, the Americas, and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Croton
Croton was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy, renowned for its athletic achievements and as the home of the philosopher Pythagoras.
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D.
Dorstenia
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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E.
Calamis
Calamis was an ancient Greek sculptor renowned for his elegant and refined bronze works in the early Classical period.
- 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: Dendrocnide Target entity description: Dendrocnide is a genus of highly stinging trees and shrubs, including the infamous Australian "stinging tree," known for its extremely painful and long-lasting nettle-like toxins.
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A.
Cecropia
Cecropia is a genus of fast-growing tropical trees native to the Americas, known for their hollow stems that house ants in a mutualistic relationship and their distinctive large, palmate leaves.
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B.
Cyathea
Cyathea is a large genus of tropical and subtropical tree ferns known for their tall trunks and feathery fronds, found in regions such as New Zealand, the Americas, and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Croton
Croton was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy, renowned for its athletic achievements and as the home of the philosopher Pythagoras.
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D.
Dorstenia
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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E.
Calamis
Calamis was an ancient Greek sculptor renowned for his elegant and refined bronze works in the early Classical period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName | stinging trees ⓘ |
| dangerToHumans | contact with leaves or stems can cause severe injury ⓘ |
| defenseMechanism | stinging hairs on leaves and stems ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Queensland ⓘ eastern Australia ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| effectOnHumans |
burning sensation
ⓘ
intense pain ⓘ pain that can recur for months ⓘ |
| family | Urticaceae ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrubs
ⓘ
trees ⓘ |
| habitat |
rainforests
ⓘ
subtropical forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
causes extremely painful stings
ⓘ
contains nettle-like toxins ⓘ highly stinging foliage ⓘ stings can be long-lasting ⓘ |
| hasCommonNameForSpecies |
Dendrocnide
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dendrocnide cordifolia – stinging tree
Dendrocnide excelsa – giant stinging tree ⓘ Dendrocnide self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dendrocnide moroides – gympie-gympie
Dendrocnide photiniphylla – shining-leaved stinging tree ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafSurface | covered with stinging trichomes ⓘ |
| leafType | broad leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
Malesia ⓘ Pacific Islands ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| notableFor | among the most painful plant stings known ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Dendrocnide
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Dendrocnide cordifolia
Dendrocnide self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dendrocnide excelsa
Dendrocnide self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dendrocnide moroides
Dendrocnide self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dendrocnide photiniphylla
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| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Urticaceae ⓘ |
| partOf | flora of Australian rainforests ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
neurotoxic peptides
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study of pain-inducing toxins ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| toxinType | complex mixture of peptides and other compounds ⓘ |
| uses | limited due to extreme toxicity ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Dendrocnide Description of subject: Dendrocnide is a genus of highly stinging trees and shrubs, including the infamous Australian "stinging tree," known for its extremely painful and long-lasting nettle-like toxins.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Urticaceae
this entity surface form:
Dendrocnide moroides
this entity surface form:
Dendrocnide excelsa
this entity surface form:
Dendrocnide photiniphylla
this entity surface form:
Dendrocnide cordifolia
this entity surface form:
Dendrocnide moroides – gympie-gympie
this entity surface form:
Dendrocnide cordifolia – stinging tree