Octomeles
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Octomeles is a small genus of fast-growing tropical trees, best known for the large emergent rainforest tree Octomeles sumatrana found in Southeast Asia and New Guinea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Octomeles canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17544627 — 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: Octomeles Context triple: [Tetramelaceae, containsGenus, Octomeles]
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A.
Halictus
Halictus is a genus of sweat bees known for their metallic coloration and often social or semi-social nesting behavior.
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B.
Melissodes
Melissodes is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae, known for the males’ characteristically long antennae and their role as important pollinators.
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C.
Oxylebius
Oxylebius is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as armorhead sculpins, found in the North Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Ropalidia
Ropalidia is a genus of social paper wasps found primarily in the Old World tropics, known for their diverse nesting behaviors and complex colony organization.
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E.
Heptanomis
Heptanomis was an ancient region of Middle Egypt situated between Lower Egypt and the Thebaid, encompassing several important nomes along the Nile.
- 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: Octomeles Target entity description: Octomeles is a small genus of fast-growing tropical trees, best known for the large emergent rainforest tree Octomeles sumatrana found in Southeast Asia and New Guinea.
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A.
Halictus
Halictus is a genus of sweat bees known for their metallic coloration and often social or semi-social nesting behavior.
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B.
Melissodes
Melissodes is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae, known for the males’ characteristically long antennae and their role as important pollinators.
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C.
Oxylebius
Oxylebius is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as armorhead sculpins, found in the North Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Ropalidia
Ropalidia is a genus of social paper wasps found primarily in the Old World tropics, known for their diverse nesting behaviors and complex colony organization.
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E.
Heptanomis
Heptanomis was an ancient region of Middle Egypt situated between Lower Egypt and the Thebaid, encompassing several important nomes along the Nile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.