Ipomoea
E963908
UNEXPLORED
Ipomoea is a large genus of flowering plants best known for species such as morning glories and sweet potatoes, many of which are cultivated ornamentals or important food crops.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ipomoea canonical | 2 |
| Ipomoea batatas | 1 |
| Ipomoea purpurea | 1 |
| Ipomoea tricolor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12131402 — 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: Ipomoea Context triple: [Convolvulaceae, includesGenus, Ipomoea]
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A.
Lycianthes
Lycianthes is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, comprising shrubs and herbs native mainly to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and Asia.
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B.
Cardiospermum
Cardiospermum is a genus of climbing plants commonly known as balloon vines, recognized for their inflated, papery seed capsules and widespread distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
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C.
Physalis
Physalis is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family known for their small, tomato-like fruits enclosed in papery, lantern-shaped husks.
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D.
Nyctaginia
Nyctaginia is a small genus of flowering plants in the four o'clock family, Nyctaginaceae, known for species adapted to arid and semi-arid environments.
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E.
Cissampelos
Cissampelos is a genus of climbing flowering plants known for their twining vines and traditional medicinal uses, belonging to the moonseed family.
- 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: Ipomoea Target entity description: Ipomoea is a large genus of flowering plants best known for species such as morning glories and sweet potatoes, many of which are cultivated ornamentals or important food crops.
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A.
Lycianthes
Lycianthes is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, comprising shrubs and herbs native mainly to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and Asia.
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B.
Cardiospermum
Cardiospermum is a genus of climbing plants commonly known as balloon vines, recognized for their inflated, papery seed capsules and widespread distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
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C.
Physalis
Physalis is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family known for their small, tomato-like fruits enclosed in papery, lantern-shaped husks.
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D.
Nyctaginia
Nyctaginia is a small genus of flowering plants in the four o'clock family, Nyctaginaceae, known for species adapted to arid and semi-arid environments.
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E.
Cissampelos
Cissampelos is a genus of climbing flowering plants known for their twining vines and traditional medicinal uses, belonging to the moonseed family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ipomoea batatas
this entity surface form:
Ipomoea purpurea
this entity surface form:
Ipomoea tricolor