Costus
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Costus is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for their spiral-shaped stems and showy, often brightly colored bracts and flowers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Costus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11977260 — 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: Costus Context triple: [Zingiberaceae, includesGenus, Costus]
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A.
Acastus
Acastus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the son of King Pelias of Iolcus and one of the heroes who sailed with Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.
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B.
Brugmansia
Brugmansia is a genus of ornamental flowering plants known for their large, pendulous, trumpet-shaped blooms and toxic properties.
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C.
Cestrum
Cestrum is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their often fragrant, tubular flowers and widespread use as ornamental plants in warm climates.
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D.
Lavatera
Lavatera is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as tree mallows, valued in gardens for their showy, hibiscus-like blooms and fast-growing, shrubby habit.
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E.
Picrasma
Picrasma is a small genus of tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs known for their bitter compounds and use in traditional medicine.
- 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: Costus Target entity description: Costus is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for their spiral-shaped stems and showy, often brightly colored bracts and flowers.
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A.
Acastus
Acastus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the son of King Pelias of Iolcus and one of the heroes who sailed with Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.
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B.
Brugmansia
Brugmansia is a genus of ornamental flowering plants known for their large, pendulous, trumpet-shaped blooms and toxic properties.
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C.
Cestrum
Cestrum is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their often fragrant, tubular flowers and widespread use as ornamental plants in warm climates.
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D.
Lavatera
Lavatera is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as tree mallows, valued in gardens for their showy, hibiscus-like blooms and fast-growing, shrubby habit.
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E.
Picrasma
Picrasma is a small genus of tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs known for their bitter compounds and use in traditional medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.