Roscoea
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Roscoea is a small genus of hardy, often alpine, perennial plants in the ginger family, known for their orchid-like flowers and adaptation to cool, mountainous regions of Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roscoea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11977258 — 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: Roscoea Context triple: [Zingiberaceae, includesGenus, Roscoea]
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A.
Tricyrtis
Tricyrtis is a genus of shade-loving perennial plants, commonly known as toad lilies, prized for their intricately spotted, orchid-like flowers.
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B.
Cardiocrinum
Cardiocrinum is a small genus of towering, fragrant, lily-like flowering plants native to Asia, cultivated ornamentally for their impressive height and showy blooms.
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C.
Ranunculus
Ranunculus is a large genus of flowering plants commonly known as buttercups, characterized by their bright, glossy petals and widespread distribution in temperate regions.
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D.
Diphylleia
Diphylleia is a small genus of herbaceous flowering plants known for their distinctive large leaves and translucent “skeleton” petals when wet, native to temperate woodland regions.
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E.
Lilium
Lilium is a genus of flowering plants known for its large, often fragrant, trumpet-shaped lilies commonly grown as ornamentals in gardens and used in floral arrangements.
- 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: Roscoea Target entity description: Roscoea is a small genus of hardy, often alpine, perennial plants in the ginger family, known for their orchid-like flowers and adaptation to cool, mountainous regions of Asia.
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A.
Tricyrtis
Tricyrtis is a genus of shade-loving perennial plants, commonly known as toad lilies, prized for their intricately spotted, orchid-like flowers.
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B.
Cardiocrinum
Cardiocrinum is a small genus of towering, fragrant, lily-like flowering plants native to Asia, cultivated ornamentally for their impressive height and showy blooms.
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C.
Ranunculus
Ranunculus is a large genus of flowering plants commonly known as buttercups, characterized by their bright, glossy petals and widespread distribution in temperate regions.
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D.
Diphylleia
Diphylleia is a small genus of herbaceous flowering plants known for their distinctive large leaves and translucent “skeleton” petals when wet, native to temperate woodland regions.
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E.
Lilium
Lilium is a genus of flowering plants known for its large, often fragrant, trumpet-shaped lilies commonly grown as ornamentals in gardens and used in floral arrangements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.