Spermacoce
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Spermacoce is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family Rubiaceae, commonly known as false buttonweeds and found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
All labels observed (1)
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| Spermacoce canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12131260 — 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: Spermacoce Context triple: [Rubiaceae, containsTaxon, Spermacoce]
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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.
Swainsona
Swainsona is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, best known for including Sturt's Desert Pea, an iconic wildflower of arid Australia.
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C.
Muehlenbeckia
Muehlenbeckia is a genus of flowering plants known for its often twining or mat-forming species, commonly used as ornamental groundcovers and climbers.
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D.
Phragmacia
Phragmacia is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds in the warbler family Sylviidae.
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E.
Schoenocaulon
Schoenocaulon is a genus of flowering plants known for species such as sabadilla, some of which have historically been used as sources of insecticidal alkaloids.
- 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: Spermacoce Target entity description: Spermacoce is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family Rubiaceae, commonly known as false buttonweeds and found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
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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.
Swainsona
Swainsona is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, best known for including Sturt's Desert Pea, an iconic wildflower of arid Australia.
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C.
Muehlenbeckia
Muehlenbeckia is a genus of flowering plants known for its often twining or mat-forming species, commonly used as ornamental groundcovers and climbers.
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D.
Phragmacia
Phragmacia is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds in the warbler family Sylviidae.
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E.
Schoenocaulon
Schoenocaulon is a genus of flowering plants known for species such as sabadilla, some of which have historically been used as sources of insecticidal alkaloids.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.