Hesperelaea
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Hesperelaea is a little-known, likely extinct genus of flowering plants in the olive family, historically native to California’s Channel Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hesperelaea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12131330 — 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: Hesperelaea Context triple: [Oleaceae, containsGenus, Hesperelaea]
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A.
Hesperocnide
Hesperocnide is a small genus of stinging nettle-like flowering plants native to western North America and belonging to the nettle family.
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B.
Pachysylvia
Pachysylvia is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds in the vireo family, found primarily in the Neotropics.
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C.
Orthrosanthus
Orthrosanthus is a small genus of flowering plants known for their iris-like, often blue or white blooms, native primarily to Australia and parts of the Americas.
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D.
Decaisnea
Decaisnea is a small genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees known for their unusual, fleshy, often blue pod-like fruits and is native to regions of East and South Asia.
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E.
Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
- 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: Hesperelaea Target entity description: Hesperelaea is a little-known, likely extinct genus of flowering plants in the olive family, historically native to California’s Channel Islands.
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A.
Hesperocnide
Hesperocnide is a small genus of stinging nettle-like flowering plants native to western North America and belonging to the nettle family.
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B.
Pachysylvia
Pachysylvia is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds in the vireo family, found primarily in the Neotropics.
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C.
Orthrosanthus
Orthrosanthus is a small genus of flowering plants known for their iris-like, often blue or white blooms, native primarily to Australia and parts of the Americas.
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D.
Decaisnea
Decaisnea is a small genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees known for their unusual, fleshy, often blue pod-like fruits and is native to regions of East and South Asia.
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E.
Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.