Psychotria
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Psychotria is a large genus of flowering plants, many of which are tropical shrubs or small trees, known for species like Psychotria viridis that are used in traditional medicine and psychoactive preparations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Psychotria canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12131250 — 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: Psychotria Context triple: [Rubiaceae, containsTaxon, Psychotria]
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A.
Psychotria viridis
Psychotria viridis is a tropical shrub native to the Amazon whose leaves contain the psychedelic compound DMT and are traditionally used in the preparation of ayahuasca.
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B.
Petiveria
Petiveria is a small genus of flowering plants, best known for the species Petiveria alliacea, a pungent herb widely used in traditional medicine and folk practices in the Americas.
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C.
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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D.
Pachysylvia
Pachysylvia is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds in the vireo family, found primarily in the Neotropics.
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E.
Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
- 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: Psychotria Target entity description: Psychotria is a large genus of flowering plants, many of which are tropical shrubs or small trees, known for species like Psychotria viridis that are used in traditional medicine and psychoactive preparations.
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A.
Psychotria viridis
Psychotria viridis is a tropical shrub native to the Amazon whose leaves contain the psychedelic compound DMT and are traditionally used in the preparation of ayahuasca.
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B.
Petiveria
Petiveria is a small genus of flowering plants, best known for the species Petiveria alliacea, a pungent herb widely used in traditional medicine and folk practices in the Americas.
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C.
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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D.
Pachysylvia
Pachysylvia is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds in the vireo family, found primarily in the Neotropics.
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E.
Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.