Placospermum
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Placospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to Australia and known for its shrub-like species with distinctive inflorescences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Placospermum canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19762021 — 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: Placospermum Context triple: [Persoonioideae, containsTaxon, Placospermum]
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A.
Apterosperma
Apterosperma is a genus of flowering plants in the tea family Theaceae, known for its woody shrubs or trees native to East Asia.
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B.
Pteleopsis
Pteleopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the leadwood family, known for its tropical African trees and shrubs often found in savanna and woodland habitats.
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C.
Haplophyllum
Haplophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, comprising herbaceous species and shrubs native mainly to arid and semi-arid regions of Eurasia and North Africa.
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D.
Stenogonum
Stenogonum is a small genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family (Polygonaceae), native to arid and semi-arid regions of western North America.
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E.
Hakea
Hakea is a genus of woody shrubs and small trees native mainly to Australia, known for their tough, needle-like or broad leaves and distinctive woody seed pods.
- 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: Placospermum Target entity description: Placospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to Australia and known for its shrub-like species with distinctive inflorescences.
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A.
Apterosperma
Apterosperma is a genus of flowering plants in the tea family Theaceae, known for its woody shrubs or trees native to East Asia.
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B.
Pteleopsis
Pteleopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the leadwood family, known for its tropical African trees and shrubs often found in savanna and woodland habitats.
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C.
Haplophyllum
Haplophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, comprising herbaceous species and shrubs native mainly to arid and semi-arid regions of Eurasia and North Africa.
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D.
Stenogonum
Stenogonum is a small genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family (Polygonaceae), native to arid and semi-arid regions of western North America.
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E.
Hakea
Hakea is a genus of woody shrubs and small trees native mainly to Australia, known for their tough, needle-like or broad leaves and distinctive woody seed pods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.