Anogeissus pendula
E874174
Anogeissus pendula, commonly known as dhok, is a drought-tolerant deciduous tree native to the dry forests of the Indian subcontinent, valued for its hard timber and ecological role in arid landscapes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anogeissus | 2 |
| Anogeissus pendula canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10606440 — 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: Anogeissus pendula Context triple: [Dhok, taxonName, Anogeissus pendula]
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A.
Pteroceltis
Pteroceltis is a small genus of deciduous trees known for their papermaking bark and ornamental value, native to East Asia.
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B.
Cryptocarya alba
Cryptocarya alba is an evergreen tree native to central Chile, notable as a characteristic laurel species of the Chilean matorral ecosystem.
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C.
Woodfordia
Woodfordia is a genus of small passerine birds in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.
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D.
Paliurus
Paliurus is a small genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for their distinctive disc-shaped, winged fruits and occurrence in warm temperate to subtropical regions of Eurasia.
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E.
Paradichrostachys
Paradichrostachys is a little-known flowering plant genus in the small family Dirachmaceae, native to arid regions of the Horn of Africa.
- 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: Anogeissus pendula Target entity description: Anogeissus pendula, commonly known as dhok, is a drought-tolerant deciduous tree native to the dry forests of the Indian subcontinent, valued for its hard timber and ecological role in arid landscapes.
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A.
Pteroceltis
Pteroceltis is a small genus of deciduous trees known for their papermaking bark and ornamental value, native to East Asia.
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B.
Cryptocarya alba
Cryptocarya alba is an evergreen tree native to central Chile, notable as a characteristic laurel species of the Chilean matorral ecosystem.
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C.
Woodfordia
Woodfordia is a genus of small passerine birds in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.
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D.
Paliurus
Paliurus is a small genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for their distinctive disc-shaped, winged fruits and occurrence in warm temperate to subtropical regions of Eurasia.
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E.
Paradichrostachys
Paradichrostachys is a little-known flowering plant genus in the small family Dirachmaceae, native to arid regions of the Horn of Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angiosperm
ⓘ
deciduous tree ⓘ tree species ⓘ vascular plant ⓘ woody plant ⓘ |
| adaptation |
adapted to high temperature
ⓘ
adapted to low rainfall ⓘ |
| barkProperty | rich in tannins ⓘ |
| barkUse | tanning ⓘ |
| commonName | dhok ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | locally common in native range ⓘ |
| contributesTo | fuel security in rural areas ⓘ |
| distribution |
Aravalli hills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern India ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
dominant species in dry forests
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provides habitat for wildlife ⓘ soil conservation ⓘ stabilizes arid landscapes ⓘ |
| family | Combretaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Anogeissus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | medium-sized tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
dry deciduous forests ⓘ rocky hillslopes ⓘ |
| importance | important component of dry tropical forests ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPhenology | sheds leaves in dry season ⓘ |
| leafType | deciduous ⓘ |
| localName |
dhok
ⓘ
dhokda ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthan dry forests ⓘ |
| order | Myrtales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem | supports grazing systems through leaf fodder ⓘ |
| rootSystem | deep-rooted ⓘ |
| tolerance | drought tolerant ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural implements
ⓘ
fencing ⓘ rural house building ⓘ |
| woodProperty | hard timber ⓘ |
| woodUse |
charcoal production
ⓘ
construction timber ⓘ fuelwood ⓘ |
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: Anogeissus pendula Description of subject: Anogeissus pendula, commonly known as dhok, is a drought-tolerant deciduous tree native to the dry forests of the Indian subcontinent, valued for its hard timber and ecological role in arid landscapes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dhok
subject surface form:
Dhok
this entity surface form:
Anogeissus
this entity surface form:
Anogeissus