Index Kewensis
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Index Kewensis is a comprehensive botanical reference work that catalogues the scientific names of seed plants worldwide, serving as a key resource for plant taxonomists.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Index Kewensis canonical | 2 |
| Kew taxonomic literature | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9575816 — 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: Index Kewensis Context triple: [DC., documentationSource, Index Kewensis]
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A.
International Plant Names Index
The International Plant Names Index is an online database that provides standardized bibliographic details and authorship information for the scientific names of seed plants, ferns, and lycophytes worldwide.
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B.
Lois de la nomenclature botanique
Lois de la nomenclature botanique is a foundational 19th-century work that established systematic rules for naming plants, helping to standardize modern botanical nomenclature.
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C.
Tropicos botanical database
Tropicos botanical database is an online resource maintained by the Missouri Botanical Garden that provides comprehensive taxonomic and nomenclatural information on plant species worldwide.
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D.
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online is a comprehensive online database and reference resource managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, providing taxonomic and distribution information on plant species worldwide.
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E.
Flora Brasiliensis
Flora Brasiliensis is a monumental 19th-century multi-volume botanical work documenting and classifying the plant species of Brazil.
- 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: Index Kewensis Target entity description: Index Kewensis is a comprehensive botanical reference work that catalogues the scientific names of seed plants worldwide, serving as a key resource for plant taxonomists.
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A.
International Plant Names Index
The International Plant Names Index is an online database that provides standardized bibliographic details and authorship information for the scientific names of seed plants, ferns, and lycophytes worldwide.
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B.
Lois de la nomenclature botanique
Lois de la nomenclature botanique is a foundational 19th-century work that established systematic rules for naming plants, helping to standardize modern botanical nomenclature.
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C.
Tropicos botanical database
Tropicos botanical database is an online resource maintained by the Missouri Botanical Garden that provides comprehensive taxonomic and nomenclatural information on plant species worldwide.
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D.
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online is a comprehensive online database and reference resource managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, providing taxonomic and distribution information on plant species worldwide.
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E.
Flora Brasiliensis
Flora Brasiliensis is a monumental 19th-century multi-volume botanical work documenting and classifying the plant species of Brazil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bibliographic index
ⓘ
botanical reference work ⓘ nomenclatural index ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledAt | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Benjamin Daydon Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuedAs |
International Plant Names Index
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kew Index NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coversTaxonomicGroup |
Angiosperms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gymnosperms NERFINISHED ⓘ Phanerogams ⓘ |
| dataIntegratedInto |
International Plant Names Index
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plants of the World Online NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discipline |
biological nomenclature
ⓘ
botany ⓘ plant taxonomy ⓘ |
| editor | Benjamin Daydon Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
botanical taxonomy
ⓘ
plant nomenclature ⓘ scientific names of seed plants ⓘ |
| format | printed index ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Charles Darwin bequest
ⓘ
Francis Darwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Index Kewensis plantarum phanerogamarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
first edition
ⓘ
second edition ⓘ supplements ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Index Kewensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
author citations for plant names
ⓘ
bibliographic references for original plant name publications ⓘ generic names of seed plants ⓘ specific epithets of seed plants ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Kew
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| publisher | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide a comprehensive index of published names of seed plants
ⓘ
to stabilize plant nomenclature ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| subject |
seed plants
ⓘ
vascular plants ⓘ |
| timeCoverageNote | initially aimed to cover names published from 1753 onwards ⓘ |
| timeCoverageStart | 1753 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
botanists
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plant taxonomists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Index Kewensis Description of subject: Index Kewensis is a comprehensive botanical reference work that catalogues the scientific names of seed plants worldwide, serving as a key resource for plant taxonomists.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kew taxonomic literature