Pitcairnia feliciana
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Pitcairnia feliciana is a rare, terrestrial flowering plant notable as the only bromeliad species native to Africa, despite the family being otherwise almost entirely Neotropical.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pitcairnia feliciana canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12061371 — 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: Pitcairnia feliciana Context triple: [Bromeliaceae, containsTaxon, Pitcairnia feliciana]
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A.
Furcraea
Furcraea is a genus of succulent, rosette-forming plants native mainly to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, often cultivated for their striking architectural foliage and strong leaf fibers.
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B.
Picrasma
Picrasma is a small genus of tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs known for their bitter compounds and use in traditional medicine.
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C.
Kosteletzkya
Kosteletzkya is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, known for its hibiscus-like blooms typically found in warm, often wet habitats.
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D.
Choisya
Choisya is a small genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs, commonly known as Mexican orange blossom, cultivated for their fragrant white flowers and glossy foliage in ornamental gardens.
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E.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
- 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: Pitcairnia feliciana Target entity description: Pitcairnia feliciana is a rare, terrestrial flowering plant notable as the only bromeliad species native to Africa, despite the family being otherwise almost entirely Neotropical.
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A.
Furcraea
Furcraea is a genus of succulent, rosette-forming plants native mainly to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, often cultivated for their striking architectural foliage and strong leaf fibers.
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B.
Picrasma
Picrasma is a small genus of tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs known for their bitter compounds and use in traditional medicine.
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C.
Kosteletzkya
Kosteletzkya is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, known for its hibiscus-like blooms typically found in warm, often wet habitats.
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D.
Choisya
Choisya is a small genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs, commonly known as Mexican orange blossom, cultivated for their fragrant white flowers and glossy foliage in ornamental gardens.
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E.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.