Tetrapanax
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Tetrapanax is a small genus of large-leaved, subtropical shrubs commonly grown as ornamental foliage plants, best known for the species Tetrapanax papyrifer, the rice-paper plant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tetrapanax canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12131456 — 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: Tetrapanax Context triple: [Araliaceae, hasMember, Tetrapanax]
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A.
Polyscias
Polyscias is a genus of tropical flowering plants, often grown as ornamental shrubs or small trees for their attractive, divided foliage.
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B.
Dendropanax
Dendropanax is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs known for their glossy evergreen foliage and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and East Asia.
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C.
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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D.
Brassaiopsis
Brassaiopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the ginseng family, known for its ornamental, often large, palmately lobed leaves and distribution in tropical and subtropical Asia.
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E.
Hesperelaea
Hesperelaea is a little-known, likely extinct genus of flowering plants in the olive family, historically native to California’s Channel Islands.
- 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: Tetrapanax Target entity description: Tetrapanax is a small genus of large-leaved, subtropical shrubs commonly grown as ornamental foliage plants, best known for the species Tetrapanax papyrifer, the rice-paper plant.
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A.
Polyscias
Polyscias is a genus of tropical flowering plants, often grown as ornamental shrubs or small trees for their attractive, divided foliage.
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B.
Dendropanax
Dendropanax is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs known for their glossy evergreen foliage and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and East Asia.
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C.
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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D.
Brassaiopsis
Brassaiopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the ginseng family, known for its ornamental, often large, palmately lobed leaves and distribution in tropical and subtropical Asia.
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E.
Hesperelaea
Hesperelaea is a little-known, likely extinct genus of flowering plants in the olive family, historically native to California’s Channel Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.