Lobelia
E968003
UNEXPLORED
Lobelia is a genus of flowering plants known for its tubular, often blue or purple blooms and widespread use in ornamental gardening and traditional medicine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lobelia canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12131169 — 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: Lobelia Context triple: [Campanulids, hasMember, Lobelia]
-
A.
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.
-
B.
Verbena
Verbena is a small unincorporated community and historic town in Chilton County, Alabama, known for its 19th-century resort history and rural character.
-
C.
Antigonon
Antigonon is a small genus of flowering vines in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, commonly known for ornamental species like coral vine.
-
D.
Portulaca
Portulaca is a genus of flowering succulent plants, commonly known as purslanes, valued for their drought tolerance and brightly colored blooms.
-
E.
Gelsemium
Gelsemium is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Gelsemiaceae, known for its ornamental yet highly toxic, fragrant yellow-flowered vines commonly called yellow jessamine.
- 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: Lobelia Target entity description: Lobelia is a genus of flowering plants known for its tubular, often blue or purple blooms and widespread use in ornamental gardening and traditional medicine.
-
A.
Libertia
Libertia is a small genus of evergreen, grass-like flowering plants known for their white or blue star-shaped blooms, native mainly to the Southern Hemisphere and cultivated as ornamentals.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Verbena
Verbena is a small unincorporated community and historic town in Chilton County, Alabama, known for its 19th-century resort history and rural character.
-
D.
Antigonon
Antigonon is a small genus of flowering vines in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, commonly known for ornamental species like coral vine.
-
E.
Portulaca
Portulaca is a genus of flowering succulent plants, commonly known as purslanes, valued for their drought tolerance and brightly colored blooms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Labin-nec (translated as Lobelia)
subject linked to:
Labin-nec (translated as Lobelia)