Thunb.
E1208262
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Thunb. is the standard botanical author abbreviation used to credit the plant names formally described by Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thunb. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16346021 — 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: Thunb. Context triple: [Carl Peter Thunberg, botanistAuthorAbbreviation, Thunb.]
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A.
Sonderothamnus
Sonderothamnus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Penaeaceae, native to southern Africa and known for its shrubby habit and small, often tubular flowers.
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B.
Breitensteinia
Breitensteinia is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling catfish native to Southeast Asian freshwater habitats.
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C.
Sibbaldia
Sibbaldia is a small genus of flowering plants in the rose family (Rosaceae), known for its low-growing, often alpine species with trifoliate leaves.
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D.
Biebersteinia
Biebersteinia is a small genus of flowering plants native to Eurasia, known for its ornamental, often fern-like foliage and placement in its own family, Biebersteiniaceae.
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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: Thunb. Target entity description: Thunb. is the standard botanical author abbreviation used to credit the plant names formally described by Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg.
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A.
Sonderothamnus
Sonderothamnus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Penaeaceae, native to southern Africa and known for its shrubby habit and small, often tubular flowers.
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B.
Breitensteinia
Breitensteinia is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling catfish native to Southeast Asian freshwater habitats.
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C.
Sibbaldia
Sibbaldia is a small genus of flowering plants in the rose family (Rosaceae), known for its low-growing, often alpine species with trifoliate leaves.
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D.
Biebersteinia
Biebersteinia is a small genus of flowering plants native to Eurasia, known for its ornamental, often fern-like foliage and placement in its own family, Biebersteiniaceae.
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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.