Calotropis
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Calotropis is a small genus of Old World milkweed plants known for their milky latex, toxic properties, and use in traditional medicine and fiber production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Calotropis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18908199 — 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: Calotropis Context triple: [Asclepiadeae, notableGenus, Calotropis]
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A.
Cassia fistula
Cassia fistula, commonly known as the golden shower tree, is a tropical ornamental tree native to South Asia, celebrated for its cascading clusters of bright yellow flowers and cultural significance in traditional medicine and festivals.
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B.
Thespesia
Thespesia is a small genus of flowering plants, including trees and shrubs, known for their hibiscus-like blooms and typically found in tropical and subtropical regions.
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C.
Lawsonia
Lawsonia is a small genus of flowering shrubs in the loosestrife family best known for the species Lawsonia inermis, the henna plant used for natural dyes and body art.
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D.
Sesbania
Sesbania is a genus of fast-growing, often nitrogen-fixing leguminous plants commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions and used for green manure, fodder, and ornamental purposes.
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E.
Lavatera
Lavatera is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as tree mallows, valued in gardens for their showy, hibiscus-like blooms and fast-growing, shrubby habit.
- 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: Calotropis Target entity description: Calotropis is a small genus of Old World milkweed plants known for their milky latex, toxic properties, and use in traditional medicine and fiber production.
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A.
Cassia fistula
Cassia fistula, commonly known as the golden shower tree, is a tropical ornamental tree native to South Asia, celebrated for its cascading clusters of bright yellow flowers and cultural significance in traditional medicine and festivals.
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B.
Thespesia
Thespesia is a small genus of flowering plants, including trees and shrubs, known for their hibiscus-like blooms and typically found in tropical and subtropical regions.
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C.
Lawsonia
Lawsonia is a small genus of flowering shrubs in the loosestrife family best known for the species Lawsonia inermis, the henna plant used for natural dyes and body art.
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D.
Sesbania
Sesbania is a genus of fast-growing, often nitrogen-fixing leguminous plants commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions and used for green manure, fodder, and ornamental purposes.
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E.
Lavatera
Lavatera is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as tree mallows, valued in gardens for their showy, hibiscus-like blooms and fast-growing, shrubby habit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.