Malpighiaceae
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Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants, many of which are tropical trees, shrubs, and lianas known for their distinctive winged fruits and often oil-producing flowers that attract specialized pollinators.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Malpighiaceae canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14500481 — 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: Malpighiaceae Context triple: [Malpighiales, containsTaxon, Malpighiaceae]
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A.
Myelospermataceae
Myelospermataceae is a small family of ascomycete fungi known from the order Xenospadicoidales, comprising saprobic species typically associated with decaying plant material.
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B.
Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae is a family of mostly tropical climbing plants known for their often toxic alkaloids and distinctive curved or crescent-shaped seeds.
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C.
Dirachmaceae
Dirachmaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Rosales, comprising rare shrubs or small trees native to arid regions of the Horn of Africa and nearby areas.
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D.
Montiniaceae
Montiniaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Solanales, comprising shrubs and small trees native mainly to Africa and Madagascar.
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E.
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.
- 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: Malpighiaceae Target entity description: Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants, many of which are tropical trees, shrubs, and lianas known for their distinctive winged fruits and often oil-producing flowers that attract specialized pollinators.
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A.
Myelospermataceae
Myelospermataceae is a small family of ascomycete fungi known from the order Xenospadicoidales, comprising saprobic species typically associated with decaying plant material.
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B.
Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae is a family of mostly tropical climbing plants known for their often toxic alkaloids and distinctive curved or crescent-shaped seeds.
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C.
Dirachmaceae
Dirachmaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Rosales, comprising rare shrubs or small trees native to arid regions of the Horn of Africa and nearby areas.
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D.
Montiniaceae
Montiniaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Solanales, comprising shrubs and small trees native mainly to Africa and Madagascar.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.