Parkia
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Parkia is a genus of tropical leguminous trees, commonly known as nitta or African locust beans, valued for their edible seeds and ecological importance in tropical forests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Parkia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19696767 — 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: Parkia Context triple: [Caesalpinioideae, containsTaxon, Parkia]
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A.
Tamarindus
Tamarindus is a genus of leguminous trees best known for the tamarind tree, whose tangy, edible pods are widely used in cooking, traditional medicine, and various commercial products across tropical regions.
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B.
Pterocarpus
Pterocarpus is a genus of tropical leguminous trees known for their valuable hardwoods, including species that produce padauk and African rosewood.
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C.
Combretum
Combretum is a large genus of flowering plants, including trees, shrubs, and lianas, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions and known for its ornamental and medicinal species.
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D.
Mastixia
Mastixia is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs native mainly to tropical Asia, known for their glossy leaves and small, often clustered fruits.
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E.
Afrocarpus
Afrocarpus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous trees native to Africa, belonging to the yellowwood family and valued for their timber and ornamental use.
- 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: Parkia Target entity description: Parkia is a genus of tropical leguminous trees, commonly known as nitta or African locust beans, valued for their edible seeds and ecological importance in tropical forests.
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A.
Tamarindus
Tamarindus is a genus of leguminous trees best known for the tamarind tree, whose tangy, edible pods are widely used in cooking, traditional medicine, and various commercial products across tropical regions.
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B.
Pterocarpus
Pterocarpus is a genus of tropical leguminous trees known for their valuable hardwoods, including species that produce padauk and African rosewood.
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C.
Combretum
Combretum is a large genus of flowering plants, including trees, shrubs, and lianas, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions and known for its ornamental and medicinal species.
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D.
Mastixia
Mastixia is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs native mainly to tropical Asia, known for their glossy leaves and small, often clustered fruits.
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E.
Afrocarpus
Afrocarpus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous trees native to Africa, belonging to the yellowwood family and valued for their timber and ornamental use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.