Salvadoraceae
E1039568
Salvadoraceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Brassicales, comprising shrubs and trees such as Salvadora persica, often known for their use as natural toothbrushes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salvadoraceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13395207 — 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: Salvadoraceae Context triple: [Brassicales, containsFamily, Salvadoraceae]
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A.
Lardizabalaceae
Lardizabalaceae is a small family of mostly woody, often climbing flowering plants known for their ornamental foliage and sometimes edible fruits, native primarily to East Asia and the Andes.
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B.
Restionaceae
Restionaceae is a family of rush-like, grass-like flowering plants characteristic of nutrient-poor, fire-prone habitats such as South African fynbos and Australian heaths.
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C.
Petiveriaceae
Petiveriaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales, comprising mostly tropical and subtropical herbs, shrubs, and small trees.
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D.
Mayacaceae
Mayacaceae is a small family of grass-like, often aquatic or marsh-dwelling flowering plants found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and Africa.
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E.
Sarcolaenaceae
Sarcolaenaceae is a family of flowering plants endemic to Madagascar, comprising mostly trees and shrubs and closely related to other families in the order Malvales.
- 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: Salvadoraceae Target entity description: Salvadoraceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Brassicales, comprising shrubs and trees such as Salvadora persica, often known for their use as natural toothbrushes.
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A.
Lardizabalaceae
Lardizabalaceae is a small family of mostly woody, often climbing flowering plants known for their ornamental foliage and sometimes edible fruits, native primarily to East Asia and the Andes.
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B.
Restionaceae
Restionaceae is a family of rush-like, grass-like flowering plants characteristic of nutrient-poor, fire-prone habitats such as South African fynbos and Australian heaths.
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C.
Petiveriaceae
Petiveriaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales, comprising mostly tropical and subtropical herbs, shrubs, and small trees.
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D.
Mayacaceae
Mayacaceae is a small family of grass-like, often aquatic or marsh-dwelling flowering plants found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and Africa.
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E.
Sarcolaenaceae
Sarcolaenaceae is a family of flowering plants endemic to Madagascar, comprising mostly trees and shrubs and closely related to other families in the order Malvales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| containsCompound | mustard-oil glucosides ⓘ |
| dispersal | bird-dispersed fruits ⓘ |
| economicUse |
chewing sticks
ⓘ
fodder ⓘ fuelwood ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| flowerType |
bisexual flowers
ⓘ
small flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | berry-like fruit ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrubs
ⓘ
trees ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
coastal areas ⓘ semi-arid regions ⓘ |
| hasCommonUse |
oral hygiene
ⓘ
tooth-cleaning sticks ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Azima
ⓘ
Dobera NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvadora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Azima tetracantha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dobera glabra ⓘ Salvadora oleoides NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvadora persica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Salvadora persica used as natural toothbrush ⓘ |
| order | Brassicales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPlacement | core Brassicales ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| previouslyAssociatedWith |
Celastrales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oleales ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeOf | flowering plant family ⓘ |
| woodType | hardwood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salvadoraceae Description of subject: Salvadoraceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Brassicales, comprising shrubs and trees such as Salvadora persica, often known for their use as natural toothbrushes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.