Xerocarpus
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Xerocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the dogwood family Cornaceae, known for its woody species native to tropical regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Xerocarpus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12131512 — 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: Xerocarpus Context triple: [Cornaceae, containsGenus, Xerocarpus]
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A.
Julbernardia
Julbernardia is a genus of African leguminous trees that are ecologically important components of tropical woodlands, particularly in central and southern Africa.
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B.
Tetraclinis
Tetraclinis is a small genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family, best known for the species Tetraclinis articulata, commonly called the sandarac or Barbary thuja.
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C.
Chionanthus
Chionanthus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs, commonly known as fringe trees, valued for their showy, fragrant, fringe-like white blossoms.
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D.
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis is a small genus of evergreen trees and shrubs native to western North America, commonly known as chinquapins, that produce spiny burrs containing edible nuts.
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E.
Garrya
Garrya is a small genus of evergreen shrubs and small trees, commonly known as silk tassel bushes, native to western North America and noted for their long, hanging catkin-like inflorescences.
- 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: Xerocarpus Target entity description: Xerocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the dogwood family Cornaceae, known for its woody species native to tropical regions.
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A.
Julbernardia
Julbernardia is a genus of African leguminous trees that are ecologically important components of tropical woodlands, particularly in central and southern Africa.
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B.
Tetraclinis
Tetraclinis is a small genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family, best known for the species Tetraclinis articulata, commonly called the sandarac or Barbary thuja.
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C.
Chionanthus
Chionanthus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs, commonly known as fringe trees, valued for their showy, fragrant, fringe-like white blossoms.
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D.
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis is a small genus of evergreen trees and shrubs native to western North America, commonly known as chinquapins, that produce spiny burrs containing edible nuts.
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E.
Garrya
Garrya is a small genus of evergreen shrubs and small trees, commonly known as silk tassel bushes, native to western North America and noted for their long, hanging catkin-like inflorescences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.