Cinchona officinalis
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Cinchona officinalis is a South American tree historically significant as the original natural source of quinine, a key treatment for malaria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cinchona officinalis canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12097391 — 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: Cinchona officinalis Context triple: [National tree of Peru, scientificName, Cinchona officinalis]
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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.
Senna
Senna is a critically acclaimed 2010 documentary film that chronicles the life, career, and tragic death of legendary Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna.
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D.
Cocculus carolinus
Cocculus carolinus is a woody climbing vine native to the southeastern United States, known for its bright red berries and use as an ornamental plant.
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E.
Cassia
Cassia is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often associated with warmth and spice due to its connection to the cassia tree and cinnamon.
- 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: Cinchona officinalis Target entity description: Cinchona officinalis is a South American tree historically significant as the original natural source of quinine, a key treatment for malaria.
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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.
Camptotheca
Camptotheca is a small genus of deciduous trees native to China, best known for producing the anticancer compound camptothecin.
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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.
Senna
Senna is a critically acclaimed 2010 documentary film that chronicles the life, career, and tragic death of legendary Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna.
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E.
Cocculus carolinus
Cocculus carolinus is a woody climbing vine native to the southeastern United States, known for its bright red berries and use as an ornamental plant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.