Triple

T13395490
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sterculiaceae E319691 entity
Predicate contains P35 FINISHED
Object Sterculia foetida
Sterculia foetida is a tropical tree species known for its foul-smelling parts, distinctive star-shaped seed pods, and use in traditional medicine and as a source of oil.
E1039593 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Sterculia foetida | Statement: [Sterculiaceae, contains, Sterculia foetida]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sterculia foetida
Context triple: [Sterculiaceae, contains, Sterculia foetida]
  • A. Albizia amara
    Albizia amara is a drought-tolerant deciduous tree native to South Asia, valued for its hardy timber, soil-improving properties, and use in traditional medicine.
  • B. Ocotea foetens
    Ocotea foetens is a large, evergreen laurel tree native to the Macaronesian laurel forests, particularly notable in the Canary Islands and Madeira.
  • C. Symplocarpus foetidus
    Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as skunk cabbage, is a foul-smelling, early-spring flowering plant native to eastern North America that produces heat to melt surrounding snow.
  • D. Anthocephalus
    Anthocephalus is a small genus of tropical trees in the coffee family Rubiaceae, best known for species like the fast-growing timber and shade tree Neolamarckia cadamba (formerly Anthocephalus chinensis).
  • E. Guaiacum sanctum
    Guaiacum sanctum is a slow-growing tropical hardwood tree native to the Caribbean and Central America, renowned for its extremely dense, durable wood and historical medicinal uses.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Sterculia foetida
Triple: [Sterculiaceae, contains, Sterculia foetida]
Generated description
Sterculia foetida is a tropical tree species known for its foul-smelling parts, distinctive star-shaped seed pods, and use in traditional medicine and as a source of oil.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sterculia foetida
Target entity description: Sterculia foetida is a tropical tree species known for its foul-smelling parts, distinctive star-shaped seed pods, and use in traditional medicine and as a source of oil.
  • A. Albizia amara
    Albizia amara is a drought-tolerant deciduous tree native to South Asia, valued for its hardy timber, soil-improving properties, and use in traditional medicine.
  • B. Ocotea foetens
    Ocotea foetens is a large, evergreen laurel tree native to the Macaronesian laurel forests, particularly notable in the Canary Islands and Madeira.
  • C. Symplocarpus foetidus
    Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as skunk cabbage, is a foul-smelling, early-spring flowering plant native to eastern North America that produces heat to melt surrounding snow.
  • D. Anthocephalus
    Anthocephalus is a small genus of tropical trees in the coffee family Rubiaceae, best known for species like the fast-growing timber and shade tree Neolamarckia cadamba (formerly Anthocephalus chinensis).
  • E. Guaiacum sanctum
    Guaiacum sanctum is a slow-growing tropical hardwood tree native to the Caribbean and Central America, renowned for its extremely dense, durable wood and historical medicinal uses.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d806b943cc8190b6af624d385d7e12 completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dba0d892d08190b1b192b93fe3d72d completed April 12, 2026, 1:40 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f73071c0b88190bca3b15ea11c7491 completed May 3, 2026, 11:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f731c912708190af0249952e8824fb completed May 3, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f732c14f5c8190afd989200d250783 completed May 3, 2026, 11:34 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:34 p.m.