Costaceae
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Costaceae is a family of tropical flowering plants known for their spiral leaf arrangements and showy, often cone-like inflorescences, commonly referred to as spiral gingers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Costaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11977101 — 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: Costaceae Context triple: [Zingiberales, containsFamily, Costaceae]
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A.
Donatiaceae
Donatiaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Asterales, known for its limited number of species and specialized distribution.
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B.
Valsaceae
Valsaceae is a family of fungi within the order Diaporthales, comprising mainly plant-pathogenic species that often cause cankers and other diseases in woody plants.
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C.
Asteliaceae
Asteliaceae is a small family of flowering monocot plants, often herbaceous or tufted, primarily found in the Southern Hemisphere, especially in New Zealand and surrounding regions.
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D.
Kirkiaceae
Kirkiaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales, comprising tropical trees and shrubs primarily found in Africa and nearby regions.
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E.
Columelliaceae
Columelliaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, comprising mostly shrubs and small trees native to the Andean regions of South America.
- 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: Costaceae Target entity description: Costaceae is a family of tropical flowering plants known for their spiral leaf arrangements and showy, often cone-like inflorescences, commonly referred to as spiral gingers.
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A.
Donatiaceae
Donatiaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Asterales, known for its limited number of species and specialized distribution.
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B.
Valsaceae
Valsaceae is a family of fungi within the order Diaporthales, comprising mainly plant-pathogenic species that often cause cankers and other diseases in woody plants.
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C.
Asteliaceae
Asteliaceae is a small family of flowering monocot plants, often herbaceous or tufted, primarily found in the Southern Hemisphere, especially in New Zealand and surrounding regions.
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D.
Kirkiaceae
Kirkiaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales, comprising tropical trees and shrubs primarily found in Africa and nearby regions.
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E.
Columelliaceae
Columelliaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, comprising mostly shrubs and small trees native to the Andean regions of South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.