Distylium
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UNEXPLORED
Distylium is a small genus of evergreen shrubs and trees native to East Asia, often cultivated as ornamental landscape plants for their dense foliage and hardiness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Distylium canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18757484 — 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: Distylium Context triple: [Hamamelidaceae, includesGenus, Distylium]
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A.
Ampelocera
Ampelocera is a small genus of flowering trees in the elm family Ulmaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
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B.
Helicostylis
Helicostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the mulberry family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.
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C.
Stemonidium
Stemonidium is a genus of deep-sea eel-like fishes within the family Serrivomeridae, known for their elongated bodies and specialized adaptations to life in the ocean depths.
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D.
Cyphostemma
Cyphostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the grape family known for its often succulent, caudiciform species native mainly to Africa and Madagascar.
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E.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
- 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: Distylium Target entity description: Distylium is a small genus of evergreen shrubs and trees native to East Asia, often cultivated as ornamental landscape plants for their dense foliage and hardiness.
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A.
Ampelocera
Ampelocera is a small genus of flowering trees in the elm family Ulmaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
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B.
Helicostylis
Helicostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the mulberry family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.
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C.
Stemonidium
Stemonidium is a genus of deep-sea eel-like fishes within the family Serrivomeridae, known for their elongated bodies and specialized adaptations to life in the ocean depths.
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D.
Cyphostemma
Cyphostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the grape family known for its often succulent, caudiciform species native mainly to Africa and Madagascar.
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E.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.