Tambourissa spp.
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Tambourissa spp. are a group of flowering tree and shrub species in the family Monimiaceae, many of which are narrowly endemic to the Mascarene Islands and surrounding western Indian Ocean region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tambourissa spp. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21556863 — 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: Tambourissa spp. Context triple: [Mascarene forests, hasEndemicFlora, Tambourissa spp.]
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A.
Spirobassia
Spirobassia is a small genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family, known for inhabiting saline or arid environments.
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B.
Davidsoniella
Davidsoniella is a genus of fungi in the family Ceratocystidaceae, known for species that often act as plant pathogens associated with wood and tree diseases.
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C.
Latreillea
Latreillea is a taxonomic genus named in honor of the French entomologist Pierre André Latreille.
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D.
Tetrosomus
Tetrosomus is a genus of boxfish known for their distinctive angular, box-shaped bodies and bony armor, found in tropical and subtropical marine waters.
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E.
Sarcomphalus microdictyus
Sarcomphalus microdictyus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sarcomphalus, likely a shrub or small tree native to tropical or subtropical regions.
- 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: Tambourissa spp. Target entity description: Tambourissa spp. are a group of flowering tree and shrub species in the family Monimiaceae, many of which are narrowly endemic to the Mascarene Islands and surrounding western Indian Ocean region.
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A.
Spirobassia
Spirobassia is a small genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family, known for inhabiting saline or arid environments.
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B.
Davidsoniella
Davidsoniella is a genus of fungi in the family Ceratocystidaceae, known for species that often act as plant pathogens associated with wood and tree diseases.
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C.
Latreillea
Latreillea is a taxonomic genus named in honor of the French entomologist Pierre André Latreille.
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D.
Tetrosomus
Tetrosomus is a genus of boxfish known for their distinctive angular, box-shaped bodies and bony armor, found in tropical and subtropical marine waters.
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E.
Sarcomphalus microdictyus
Sarcomphalus microdictyus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sarcomphalus, likely a shrub or small tree native to tropical or subtropical regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.