Shorea
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UNEXPLORED
Shorea is a large genus of tropical hardwood trees, many valued for timber and resin, predominantly found in the rainforests of Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shorea canonical | 1 |
| Shorea obtusa | 1 |
| Shorea siamensis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21869170 — 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: Shorea Context triple: [Dipterocarpaceae, notableGenus, Shorea]
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A.
Toona
Toona is a small genus of deciduous trees in the mahogany family, known for their valuable timber and use in traditional medicine.
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B.
Engelhardia
Engelhardia is a small genus of tropical trees in the walnut family, known for their winged fruits and occurrence in Southeast Asia.
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C.
Vatica
Vatica is a genus of tropical hardwood trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae, known for their valuable timber and occurrence in Southeast Asian rainforests.
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D.
Shorea robusta
Shorea robusta, commonly known as the sal tree, is a large, hardwood timber tree native to the Indian subcontinent and a dominant species in many northern and central Indian forests.
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E.
Nectandra
Nectandra is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs in the laurel family, known for its aromatic wood and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas.
- 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: Shorea Target entity description: Shorea is a large genus of tropical hardwood trees, many valued for timber and resin, predominantly found in the rainforests of Southeast Asia.
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A.
Toona
Toona is a small genus of deciduous trees in the mahogany family, known for their valuable timber and use in traditional medicine.
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B.
Engelhardia
Engelhardia is a small genus of tropical trees in the walnut family, known for their winged fruits and occurrence in Southeast Asia.
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C.
Vatica
Vatica is a genus of tropical hardwood trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae, known for their valuable timber and occurrence in Southeast Asian rainforests.
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D.
Shorea robusta
Shorea robusta, commonly known as the sal tree, is a large, hardwood timber tree native to the Indian subcontinent and a dominant species in many northern and central Indian forests.
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E.
Nectandra
Nectandra is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs in the laurel family, known for its aromatic wood and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shorea
linked to: Shorea