Malus sieversii
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Malus sieversii is a wild apple species native to Central Asia that is recognized as the main progenitor of the modern cultivated apple.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Malus sieversii canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12449437 — 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: Malus sieversii Context triple: [Malus domestica, primaryWildAncestor, Malus sieversii]
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A.
Malus floribunda
Malus floribunda, commonly known as the Japanese flowering crabapple, is an ornamental crabapple tree valued for its abundant spring blossoms and small colorful fruits.
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B.
Malus domestica
Malus domestica is the scientific name for the domesticated apple tree, a widely cultivated fruit tree known for its edible apples.
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C.
Pyrus calleryana
Pyrus calleryana, commonly known as the Callery pear or Bradford pear, is a widely planted ornamental tree valued for its showy white spring blossoms but often criticized as an invasive species in many regions.
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D.
Sorbus
Sorbus is a genus of deciduous trees and shrubs, commonly known as rowans or whitebeams, valued for their ornamental foliage, flowers, and berry-like fruits.
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E.
Pyrus pyrifolia
Pyrus pyrifolia is the Asian pear tree species known for its crisp, juicy, apple-shaped fruits commonly cultivated in East Asia.
- 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: Malus sieversii Target entity description: Malus sieversii is a wild apple species native to Central Asia that is recognized as the main progenitor of the modern cultivated apple.
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A.
Malus floribunda
Malus floribunda, commonly known as the Japanese flowering crabapple, is an ornamental crabapple tree valued for its abundant spring blossoms and small colorful fruits.
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B.
Malus domestica
Malus domestica is the scientific name for the domesticated apple tree, a widely cultivated fruit tree known for its edible apples.
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C.
Pyrus calleryana
Pyrus calleryana, commonly known as the Callery pear or Bradford pear, is a widely planted ornamental tree valued for its showy white spring blossoms but often criticized as an invasive species in many regions.
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D.
Sorbus
Sorbus is a genus of deciduous trees and shrubs, commonly known as rowans or whitebeams, valued for their ornamental foliage, flowers, and berry-like fruits.
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E.
Pyrus pyrifolia
Pyrus pyrifolia is the Asian pear tree species known for its crisp, juicy, apple-shaped fruits commonly cultivated in East Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.