Osmanthus
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Osmanthus is a genus of fragrant flowering shrubs and small trees, often cultivated for their sweetly scented blossoms used in gardens, teas, and perfumes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Osmanthus canonical | 1 |
| Osmanthus fragrans | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12131324 — 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: Osmanthus Context triple: [Oleaceae, containsGenus, Osmanthus]
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A.
Escallonia
Escallonia is a genus of evergreen shrubs and small trees, often grown ornamentally for their glossy foliage and clusters of tubular flowers, native mainly to South America.
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B.
Euptelea
Euptelea is a small genus of deciduous trees native to East Asia, notable for its primitive floral characteristics and significance in studies of early angiosperm evolution.
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C.
Hamamelis
Hamamelis is a genus of deciduous shrubs and small trees, commonly known as witch-hazels, valued for their fragrant winter-blooming flowers and medicinal astringent extracts.
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D.
Koelreuteria
Koelreuteria is a small genus of ornamental flowering trees, commonly known as goldenrain trees, valued for their showy yellow blossoms and decorative papery seed pods.
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E.
Murraya
Murraya is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family known for its ornamental shrubs and fragrant, white, jasmine-like blossoms.
- 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: Osmanthus Target entity description: Osmanthus is a genus of fragrant flowering shrubs and small trees, often cultivated for their sweetly scented blossoms used in gardens, teas, and perfumes.
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A.
Escallonia
Escallonia is a genus of evergreen shrubs and small trees, often grown ornamentally for their glossy foliage and clusters of tubular flowers, native mainly to South America.
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B.
Euptelea
Euptelea is a small genus of deciduous trees native to East Asia, notable for its primitive floral characteristics and significance in studies of early angiosperm evolution.
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C.
Hamamelis
Hamamelis is a genus of deciduous shrubs and small trees, commonly known as witch-hazels, valued for their fragrant winter-blooming flowers and medicinal astringent extracts.
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D.
Koelreuteria
Koelreuteria is a small genus of ornamental flowering trees, commonly known as goldenrain trees, valued for their showy yellow blossoms and decorative papery seed pods.
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E.
Murraya
Murraya is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family known for its ornamental shrubs and fragrant, white, jasmine-like blossoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.