Vochysia
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Vochysia is a genus of tropical flowering trees and shrubs in the family Vochysiaceae, many species of which are known for their ornamental value and hardwood timber.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vochysia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13635603 — 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: Vochysia Context triple: [Vochysiaceae, hasTypeGenus, Vochysia]
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A.
Anthocephalus
Anthocephalus is a small genus of tropical trees in the coffee family Rubiaceae, best known for species like the fast-growing timber and shade tree Neolamarckia cadamba (formerly Anthocephalus chinensis).
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B.
Woodfordia
Woodfordia is a small genus of flowering shrubs in the loosestrife family, known for its showy, tubular red or orange blossoms and use in traditional medicine.
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C.
Woodfordia
Woodfordia is a genus of small passerine birds in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.
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D.
Lecythis
Lecythis is a genus of tropical South American trees in the Brazil nut family, known for their large woody fruits and edible seeds.
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E.
Jacquemontia
Jacquemontia is a genus of flowering plants in the morning glory family, known for its twining or trailing vines with attractive, often blue or purple, funnel-shaped flowers.
- 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: Vochysia Target entity description: Vochysia is a genus of tropical flowering trees and shrubs in the family Vochysiaceae, many species of which are known for their ornamental value and hardwood timber.
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A.
Anthocephalus
Anthocephalus is a small genus of tropical trees in the coffee family Rubiaceae, best known for species like the fast-growing timber and shade tree Neolamarckia cadamba (formerly Anthocephalus chinensis).
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B.
Woodfordia
Woodfordia is a small genus of flowering shrubs in the loosestrife family, known for its showy, tubular red or orange blossoms and use in traditional medicine.
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C.
Woodfordia
Woodfordia is a genus of small passerine birds in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.
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D.
Lecythis
Lecythis is a genus of tropical South American trees in the Brazil nut family, known for their large woody fruits and edible seeds.
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E.
Jacquemontia
Jacquemontia is a genus of flowering plants in the morning glory family, known for its twining or trailing vines with attractive, often blue or purple, funnel-shaped flowers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.