Mangifera
E25493
Mangifera is a genus of tropical fruit-bearing trees in the cashew family, best known for including the cultivated mango species.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mangifera canonical | 13 |
| Mangifera indica | 3 |
| Mangifera foetida | 2 |
| Mangifera laurina | 2 |
| Mangifera pajang | 2 |
| Mangifera odorata | 1 |
| Mangifera zeylanica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T198187 — 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: Mangifera Context triple: [Mango, genus, Mangifera]
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A.
Mango
Mango is a sweet, tropical stone fruit widely cultivated and consumed around the world, especially in South Asia.
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B.
Morus
Morus is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as mulberries, valued for their sweet, edible fruits and use in silkworm cultivation.
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C.
Tebu
Tebu is a Saharan ethnic group and language community primarily inhabiting parts of southern Libya, Chad, and Niger.
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D.
Macleaya
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
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E.
Malus
Malus is a genus of deciduous trees and shrubs in the rose family best known for cultivated apples and ornamental crabapples.
- 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: Mangifera Target entity description: Mangifera is a genus of tropical fruit-bearing trees in the cashew family, best known for including the cultivated mango species.
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A.
Mango
Mango is a sweet, tropical stone fruit widely cultivated and consumed around the world, especially in South Asia.
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B.
Morus
Morus is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as mulberries, valued for their sweet, edible fruits and use in silkworm cultivation.
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C.
Tebu
Tebu is a Saharan ethnic group and language community primarily inhabiting parts of southern Libya, Chad, and Niger.
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D.
Macleaya
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
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E.
Malus
Malus is a genus of deciduous trees and shrubs in the rose family best known for cultivated apples and ornamental crabapples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
angiosperms
ⓘ
eudicots ⓘ
linked to:
Eudicots
malvids ⓘ rosids ⓘ
linked to:
Rosids
|
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName | mango trees ⓘ |
| contains |
Mangifera caesia
ⓘ
Mangifera foetida ⓘ
linked to:
Mangifera
Mangifera indica ⓘ
linked to:
Mango
Mangifera laurina ⓘ
linked to:
Mangifera
Mangifera odorata ⓘ Mangifera pajang ⓘ
linked to:
Mangifera
Mangifera zeylanica ⓘ
linked to:
Mangifera
|
| describedAs | genus of tropical fruit-bearing trees ⓘ |
| distribution |
South Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ tropical Asia ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicUse |
fruit production
ⓘ
timber ⓘ |
| family | Anacardiaceae ⓘ |
| fruitType | drupe ⓘ |
| growthForm | tree ⓘ |
| habitat | tropical forests ⓘ |
| hasFruit | mango ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
South Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Mangifera caesia
ⓘ
Mangifera foetida ⓘ
linked to:
Mangifera
Mangifera indica ⓘ
linked to:
Mango
Mangifera laurina ⓘ
linked to:
Mangifera
Mangifera odorata ⓘ
linked to:
Mangifera
Mangifera pajang ⓘ
linked to:
Mangifera
Mangifera zeylanica ⓘ |
| order | Sapindales ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Anacardiaceae ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Mangifera indica ⓘ |
| usedFor |
culinary purposes
ⓘ
edible fruits ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mangifera Description of subject: Mangifera is a genus of tropical fruit-bearing trees in the cashew family, best known for including the cultivated mango species.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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