Coccoloba

E273846

plant genus plant species taxon

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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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Coccoloba canonical	3
Coccoloba caracasana	1
Coccoloba cereifera	1
Coccoloba diversifolia	1
Coccoloba floridana	1
Coccoloba gigantifolia	1
Coccoloba lehmannii	1
Coccoloba parimensis	1
Coccoloba pubescens	1
Coccoloba uvifera	1
Coccoloba venosa	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2524299 — 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: Coccoloba
Context triple: [Polygonaceae, includesGenus, Coccoloba]

A. Trema tomentosa
Trema tomentosa is a species of flowering tree or shrub in the genus Trema, commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions and known for its role in forest regeneration and as a pioneer species.
B. Croton
Croton was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy, renowned for its athletic achievements and as the home of the philosopher Pythagoras.
C. Ceboruco
Ceboruco is an active stratovolcano in western Mexico known for its historical eruptions and location within the country’s main volcanic arc.
D. Spondias
Spondias is a genus of tropical fruit-bearing trees known for species like hog plum and ambarella, valued for their edible, often tangy fruits.
E. Pteroceltis
Pteroceltis is a small genus of deciduous trees known for their papermaking bark and ornamental value, native to East Asia.
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: Coccoloba
Target entity description: 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.

A. Trema tomentosa
Trema tomentosa is a species of flowering tree or shrub in the genus Trema, commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions and known for its role in forest regeneration and as a pioneer species.
B. Croton
Croton was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy, renowned for its athletic achievements and as the home of the philosopher Pythagoras.
C. Ceboruco
Ceboruco is an active stratovolcano in western Mexico known for its historical eruptions and location within the country’s main volcanic arc.
D. Spondias
Spondias is a genus of tropical fruit-bearing trees known for species like hog plum and ambarella, valued for their edible, often tangy fruits.
E. Pteroceltis
Pteroceltis is a small genus of deciduous trees known for their papermaking bark and ornamental value, native to East Asia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ plant species ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsToClade	angiosperms ⓘ core eudicots ⓘ eudicots ⓘ
class	Magnoliopsida ⓘ
commonName	coccoloba ⓘ sea grape ⓘ
division	Magnoliophyta ⓘ
economicUse	coastal windbreaks ⓘ edible fruits ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ
family	Polygonaceae ⓘ
fruitType	fleshy fruit ⓘ
genus	Coccoloba self-linksurface differs ⓘ
growthForm	shrubs ⓘ trees ⓘ
habitat	beaches ⓘ coastal dunes ⓘ coastal scrub ⓘ subtropical coastal areas ⓘ tropical coastal areas ⓘ
hasTypeSpecies	Coccoloba self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coccoloba diversifolia
includesSpecies	Coccoloba self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coccoloba caracasana Coccoloba self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coccoloba cereifera Coccoloba diversifolia ⓘ Coccoloba self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coccoloba floridana Coccoloba self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coccoloba gigantifolia Coccoloba krugii ⓘ Coccoloba self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coccoloba lehmannii Coccoloba self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coccoloba parimensis Coccoloba self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coccoloba pubescens Coccoloba swartzii ⓘ Coccoloba self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coccoloba uvifera Coccoloba self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coccoloba venosa
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafType	broadleaf evergreen ⓘ
nativeTo	Caribbean ⓘ Central America ⓘ Neotropical realm ⓘ surface form: Neotropics South America ⓘ tropical North America ⓘ
notableSpecies	Coccoloba uvifera ⓘ
order	Caryophyllales ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
reproductiveType	flowering plant ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Polygonaceae → includesGenus → Coccoloba ⓘ

Coccoloba → hasTypeSpecies → Coccoloba self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coccoloba diversifolia