Brosimum
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Brosimum is a genus of tropical American trees in the mulberry family (Moraceae), known for species such as breadnut that provide edible seeds and valuable timber.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brosimum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14560129 — 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: Brosimum Context triple: [Dorstenieae, includesGenus, Brosimum]
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A.
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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B.
Coccoloba
Coccoloba is a genus of flowering plants in the buckwheat family, best known for species like sea grape that grow in tropical and subtropical coastal regions.
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C.
Conocarpus
Conocarpus is a small genus of tropical flowering trees and shrubs, commonly known as buttonwoods, often found in coastal and mangrove-associated habitats.
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D.
Simarouba
Simarouba is a genus of tropical trees and shrubs known for species like the paradise-tree, some of which are used for timber, traditional medicine, and oil-rich seeds.
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E.
Ocotea
Ocotea is a large genus of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs native to tropical and subtropical regions, many of which are valued for their aromatic wood and essential oils.
- 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: Brosimum Target entity description: Brosimum is a genus of tropical American trees in the mulberry family (Moraceae), known for species such as breadnut that provide edible seeds and valuable timber.
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A.
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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B.
Coccoloba
Coccoloba is a genus of flowering plants in the buckwheat family, best known for species like sea grape that grow in tropical and subtropical coastal regions.
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C.
Conocarpus
Conocarpus is a small genus of tropical flowering trees and shrubs, commonly known as buttonwoods, often found in coastal and mangrove-associated habitats.
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D.
Simarouba
Simarouba is a genus of tropical trees and shrubs known for species like the paradise-tree, some of which are used for timber, traditional medicine, and oil-rich seeds.
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E.
Ocotea
Ocotea is a large genus of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs native to tropical and subtropical regions, many of which are valued for their aromatic wood and essential oils.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dorstenieae