Uncaria
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Uncaria is a genus of tropical climbing plants in the coffee family known for species like cat’s claw, which are used in traditional medicine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Uncaria canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12131253 — 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: Uncaria Context triple: [Rubiaceae, containsTaxon, Uncaria]
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A.
Quassia
Quassia is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for their intensely bitter compounds, which are used in traditional medicine and as natural insecticides.
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B.
Tinospora
Tinospora is a genus of climbing shrubs known for their medicinally used stems and widespread occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
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C.
Alpinia
Alpinia is a large genus of aromatic flowering plants in the ginger family, many of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage and medicinal or culinary uses.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Uncaria Target entity description: Uncaria is a genus of tropical climbing plants in the coffee family known for species like cat’s claw, which are used in traditional medicine.
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A.
Quassia
Quassia is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for their intensely bitter compounds, which are used in traditional medicine and as natural insecticides.
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B.
Kalopanax
Kalopanax is a small genus of deciduous trees in the ginseng family, best known for the large, spiny-leaved species Kalopanax septemlobus commonly used as an ornamental and medicinal plant in East Asia.
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C.
Tinospora
Tinospora is a genus of climbing shrubs known for their medicinally used stems and widespread occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
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D.
Alpinia
Alpinia is a large genus of aromatic flowering plants in the ginger family, many of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage and medicinal or culinary uses.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.