Catharanthus
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Catharanthus is a small genus of flowering plants, including the Madagascar periwinkle, known for its ornamental value and medically important alkaloids used in cancer treatment.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catharanthus canonical | 1 |
| Catharanthus roseus | 1 |
| Madagascar periwinkle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12166223 — 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: Catharanthus Context triple: [Apocynaceae, notableGenus, Catharanthus]
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A.
Cestrum
Cestrum is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their often fragrant, tubular flowers and widespread use as ornamental plants in warm climates.
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B.
Brugmansia
Brugmansia is a genus of ornamental flowering plants known for their large, pendulous, trumpet-shaped blooms and toxic properties.
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C.
Cardiospermum
Cardiospermum is a genus of climbing plants commonly known as balloon vines, recognized for their inflated, papery seed capsules and widespread distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
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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.
Costus
Costus is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for their spiral-shaped stems and showy, often brightly colored bracts and flowers.
- 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: Catharanthus Target entity description: Catharanthus is a small genus of flowering plants, including the Madagascar periwinkle, known for its ornamental value and medically important alkaloids used in cancer treatment.
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A.
Cestrum
Cestrum is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees known for their often fragrant, tubular flowers and widespread use as ornamental plants in warm climates.
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B.
Brugmansia
Brugmansia is a genus of ornamental flowering plants known for their large, pendulous, trumpet-shaped blooms and toxic properties.
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C.
Cardiospermum
Cardiospermum is a genus of climbing plants commonly known as balloon vines, recognized for their inflated, papery seed capsules and widespread distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
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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.
Costus
Costus is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for their spiral-shaped stems and showy, often brightly colored bracts and flowers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Catharanthus
linked to: Catharanthus