Triple

T4260385
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ephedra E96088 entity
Predicate parentTaxon P2891 FINISHED
Object Ephedraceae
Ephedraceae is a small family of gymnospermous shrubs, best known for the genus Ephedra, whose species often inhabit arid regions and contain pharmacologically active alkaloids.
 E425714 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: Ephedraceae | Statement: [Ephedra, parentTaxon, Ephedraceae]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ephedraceae
Context triple: [Ephedra, parentTaxon, Ephedraceae]
  • A. Eupteleaceae
    Eupteleaceae is a small family of deciduous flowering trees and shrubs native to East Asia, known for their simple leaves and wind-pollinated flowers.
  • B. Zygophyllaceae
    Zygophyllaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the caltrop or bean-caper family, that includes many drought-tolerant shrubs and herbs found in arid and semi-arid regions worldwide.
  • C. Kirkiaceae
    Kirkiaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales, comprising tropical trees and shrubs primarily found in Africa and nearby regions.
  • D. Quillajaceae
    Quillajaceae is a small family of flowering plants best known for the soapbark tree (Quillaja saponaria), whose saponin-rich bark is used as a natural surfactant and foaming agent.
  • E. Basellaceae
    Basellaceae is a small family of flowering plants, including mostly tropical climbing herbs and vines such as Malabar spinach, known for their succulent stems and edible leaves.
  • 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: Ephedraceae
Triple: [Ephedra, parentTaxon, Ephedraceae]
Generated description
Ephedraceae is a small family of gymnospermous shrubs, best known for the genus Ephedra, whose species often inhabit arid regions and contain pharmacologically active alkaloids.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ephedraceae
Target entity description: Ephedraceae is a small family of gymnospermous shrubs, best known for the genus Ephedra, whose species often inhabit arid regions and contain pharmacologically active alkaloids.
  • A. Eupteleaceae
    Eupteleaceae is a small family of deciduous flowering trees and shrubs native to East Asia, known for their simple leaves and wind-pollinated flowers.
  • B. Zygophyllaceae
    Zygophyllaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the caltrop or bean-caper family, that includes many drought-tolerant shrubs and herbs found in arid and semi-arid regions worldwide.
  • C. Kirkiaceae
    Kirkiaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales, comprising tropical trees and shrubs primarily found in Africa and nearby regions.
  • D. Quillajaceae
    Quillajaceae is a small family of flowering plants best known for the soapbark tree (Quillaja saponaria), whose saponin-rich bark is used as a natural surfactant and foaming agent.
  • E. Basellaceae
    Basellaceae is a small family of flowering plants, including mostly tropical climbing herbs and vines such as Malabar spinach, known for their succulent stems and edible leaves.
  • 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_69b3454095ac81909c2494f7ff294af1 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b34f8103b48190934a810faafa6cb7 completed March 12, 2026, 11:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5b78c93c48190a4274f0de3fc2d25 completed March 14, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5b85f31d481908f85ea08b9af5b52 completed March 14, 2026, 7:34 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5b8d0fc1c8190908724ea4f7c3d17 completed March 14, 2026, 7:36 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:06 p.m.