Cussonia
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Cussonia is a genus of small trees and shrubs native mainly to sub-Saharan Africa, known for their distinctive palm-like, lobed leaves and use as ornamental plants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cussonia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12131450 — 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: Cussonia Context triple: [Araliaceae, hasMember, Cussonia]
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A.
Diplolaena
Diplolaena is a small genus of flowering shrubs native to Western Australia, known for their ornamental, often showy, star-shaped blossoms.
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B.
Dodonaea
Dodonaea is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their winged fruits and adaptability to dry, often coastal environments, particularly in Australia and other warm regions.
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C.
Pomaderris
Pomaderris is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees native mainly to Australia and New Zealand, known for their clusters of small, often hairy flowers and use in ornamental horticulture.
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D.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
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E.
Coprosma
Coprosma is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees native mainly to New Zealand and the Pacific region, known for their glossy leaves and brightly colored, often ornamental berries.
- 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: Cussonia Target entity description: Cussonia is a genus of small trees and shrubs native mainly to sub-Saharan Africa, known for their distinctive palm-like, lobed leaves and use as ornamental plants.
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A.
Diplolaena
Diplolaena is a small genus of flowering shrubs native to Western Australia, known for their ornamental, often showy, star-shaped blossoms.
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B.
Dodonaea
Dodonaea is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their winged fruits and adaptability to dry, often coastal environments, particularly in Australia and other warm regions.
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C.
Pomaderris
Pomaderris is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees native mainly to Australia and New Zealand, known for their clusters of small, often hairy flowers and use in ornamental horticulture.
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D.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
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E.
Coprosma
Coprosma is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees native mainly to New Zealand and the Pacific region, known for their glossy leaves and brightly colored, often ornamental berries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.