Sparaxis
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UNEXPLORED
Sparaxis is a small genus of colorful, spring-flowering cormous plants native to South Africa, commonly grown as ornamental garden flowers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crocosmia | 1 |
| Hesperantha | 1 |
| Sparaxis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12061309 — 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: Sparaxis Context triple: [Iridaceae, containsGenus, Sparaxis]
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A.
Sarcomphalus
Sarcomphalus is a genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, known for its shrubs and small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions.
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B.
Roscoea
Roscoea is a small genus of hardy, often alpine, perennial plants in the ginger family, known for their orchid-like flowers and adaptation to cool, mountainous regions of Asia.
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C.
Xanthotis
Xanthotis is a genus of honeyeaters, a group of nectar-feeding passerine birds native to Australasia.
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D.
Chamaerhodos
Chamaerhodos is a small genus of flowering plants in the rose family (Rosaceae), known for its low-growing, herbaceous species found mainly in temperate and alpine regions of Eurasia.
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E.
Soleirolia
Soleirolia is a small genus of delicate, mat-forming flowering plants best known for the ornamental houseplant commonly called baby’s tears.
- 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: Sparaxis Target entity description: Sparaxis is a small genus of colorful, spring-flowering cormous plants native to South Africa, commonly grown as ornamental garden flowers.
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A.
Sarcomphalus
Sarcomphalus is a genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, known for its shrubs and small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions.
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B.
Roscoea
Roscoea is a small genus of hardy, often alpine, perennial plants in the ginger family, known for their orchid-like flowers and adaptation to cool, mountainous regions of Asia.
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C.
Xanthotis
Xanthotis is a genus of honeyeaters, a group of nectar-feeding passerine birds native to Australasia.
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D.
Chamaerhodos
Chamaerhodos is a small genus of flowering plants in the rose family (Rosaceae), known for its low-growing, herbaceous species found mainly in temperate and alpine regions of Eurasia.
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E.
Soleirolia
Soleirolia is a small genus of delicate, mat-forming flowering plants best known for the ornamental houseplant commonly called baby’s tears.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sparaxis
linked to: Sparaxis