Triple

T2118818
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cathaya E43868 entity
Predicate hasExtantSpecies P21216 FINISHED
Object Cathaya argyrophylla
Cathaya argyrophylla is a rare, relict conifer species endemic to mountainous regions of China and the sole living representative of the genus Cathaya.
E234065 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: Cathaya argyrophylla | Statement: [Cathaya, hasExtantSpecies, Cathaya argyrophylla]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cathaya argyrophylla
Context triple: [Cathaya, hasExtantSpecies, Cathaya argyrophylla]
  • A. Metasequoia
    Metasequoia is a small genus of fast-growing deciduous conifer trees best known for the dawn redwood, a once-thought-extinct "living fossil" valued in paleobotany and ornamental planting.
  • B. Glyptostrobus
    Glyptostrobus is a small genus of deciduous coniferous trees, historically widespread but now represented mainly by the endangered Chinese swamp cypress.
  • C. Platycladus
    Platycladus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous trees commonly known as Chinese arborvitae, widely used as ornamental and hedging plants in East Asia and beyond.
  • D. Broussonetia
    Broussonetia is a small genus of deciduous trees and shrubs in the mulberry family, best known for the paper mulberry used traditionally for making paper and cloth.
  • E. Cryptomeria
    Cryptomeria is a genus of large, evergreen coniferous trees native to East Asia, best known for the Japanese cedar widely used in timber and ornamental planting.
  • 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: Cathaya argyrophylla
Triple: [Cathaya, hasExtantSpecies, Cathaya argyrophylla]
Generated description
Cathaya argyrophylla is a rare, relict conifer species endemic to mountainous regions of China and the sole living representative of the genus Cathaya.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cathaya argyrophylla
Target entity description: Cathaya argyrophylla is a rare, relict conifer species endemic to mountainous regions of China and the sole living representative of the genus Cathaya.
  • A. Metasequoia
    Metasequoia is a small genus of fast-growing deciduous conifer trees best known for the dawn redwood, a once-thought-extinct "living fossil" valued in paleobotany and ornamental planting.
  • B. Glyptostrobus
    Glyptostrobus is a small genus of deciduous coniferous trees, historically widespread but now represented mainly by the endangered Chinese swamp cypress.
  • C. Platycladus
    Platycladus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous trees commonly known as Chinese arborvitae, widely used as ornamental and hedging plants in East Asia and beyond.
  • D. Broussonetia
    Broussonetia is a small genus of deciduous trees and shrubs in the mulberry family, best known for the paper mulberry used traditionally for making paper and cloth.
  • E. Cryptomeria
    Cryptomeria is a genus of large, evergreen coniferous trees native to East Asia, best known for the Japanese cedar widely used in timber and ornamental planting.
  • 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_69a88717cfe48190b7ecdd68c824848a completed March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbb3117c081908c5e748a869d1f9f completed March 7, 2026, 5:44 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae307b08148190aa201ac038ce9944 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae3106488c8190a044d843a10f531a completed March 9, 2026, 2:31 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae31889bc0819092810ade1961d10e completed March 9, 2026, 2:33 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.