Triple

T812636
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gnetophyta E17578 entity
Predicate containsGenus P9413 FINISHED
Object Ephedra
Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs known for their jointed green stems and for producing ephedrine alkaloids used in traditional medicine and stimulants.
E96088 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: Ephedra | Statement: [Gnetophyta, containsGenus, Ephedra]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ephedra
Context triple: [Gnetophyta, containsGenus, Ephedra]
  • A. Argemone
    Argemone is a genus of prickly poppy plants known for their spiny foliage and showy, often yellow or white flowers, native mainly to the Americas.
  • B. Taxus
    Taxus is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs, commonly known as yews, valued for their ornamental use and as a source of the anti-cancer compound paclitaxel.
  • C. Hippophae
    Hippophae is a small genus of hardy, nitrogen-fixing shrubs best known for sea buckthorn, whose bright orange berries are rich in vitamins and used in food, cosmetics, and traditional medicine.
  • D. Pseudolarix
    Pseudolarix is a small genus of deciduous coniferous trees, commonly known as golden larches, native to eastern China and valued for their ornamental golden autumn foliage.
  • E. Chelidonium
    Chelidonium is a small genus of flowering plants, commonly known as celandines, recognized for their yellow latex and traditional 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: Ephedra
Triple: [Gnetophyta, containsGenus, Ephedra]
Generated description
Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs known for their jointed green stems and for producing ephedrine alkaloids used in traditional medicine and stimulants.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ephedra
Target entity description: Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs known for their jointed green stems and for producing ephedrine alkaloids used in traditional medicine and stimulants.
  • A. Argemone
    Argemone is a genus of prickly poppy plants known for their spiny foliage and showy, often yellow or white flowers, native mainly to the Americas.
  • B. Taxus
    Taxus is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs, commonly known as yews, valued for their ornamental use and as a source of the anti-cancer compound paclitaxel.
  • C. Hippophae
    Hippophae is a small genus of hardy, nitrogen-fixing shrubs best known for sea buckthorn, whose bright orange berries are rich in vitamins and used in food, cosmetics, and traditional medicine.
  • D. Pseudolarix
    Pseudolarix is a small genus of deciduous coniferous trees, commonly known as golden larches, native to eastern China and valued for their ornamental golden autumn foliage.
  • E. Chelidonium
    Chelidonium is a small genus of flowering plants, commonly known as celandines, recognized for their yellow latex and traditional 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_69a4937ae8a08190b5084a03d532b30e completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4ab4c7418819085cb64c6bf5fa70c completed March 1, 2026, 9:10 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a76d8b0b0c8190a6226d6b8daade25 completed March 3, 2026, 11:23 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a782eda49c8190bdaf4fb8db685071 completed March 4, 2026, 12:55 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a784f6eee48190a348008b931d545b completed March 4, 2026, 1:03 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.