Asclepiadaceae
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Asclepiadaceae is a former plant family of mostly tropical and subtropical flowering plants, commonly known as milkweeds, now usually treated as a subfamily (Asclepiadoideae) within the Apocynaceae.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Asclepiadaceae canonical | 1 |
| Asclepiadoideae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18908175 — 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: Asclepiadaceae Context triple: [Asclepiadeae, historicallyClassifiedIn, Asclepiadaceae]
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A.
Asclepiadeae
Asclepiadeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), historically known for its milkweed-like species with complex floral structures adapted for specialized pollination.
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B.
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae is a diverse family of flowering plants within the asterid clade, including plantains and many herbaceous species found worldwide.
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C.
Aphloiaceae
Aphloiaceae is a small family of flowering plants consisting mainly of shrubs and small trees, recognized within the order Crossosomatales.
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D.
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, traditionally known as the figwort family and including many herbaceous species and shrubs found worldwide.
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E.
Cistaceae
Cistaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the rockrose family, comprising mostly shrubs and subshrubs adapted to dry, Mediterranean-type climates.
- 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: Asclepiadaceae Target entity description: Asclepiadaceae is a former plant family of mostly tropical and subtropical flowering plants, commonly known as milkweeds, now usually treated as a subfamily (Asclepiadoideae) within the Apocynaceae.
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A.
Asclepiadeae
Asclepiadeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), historically known for its milkweed-like species with complex floral structures adapted for specialized pollination.
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B.
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae is a diverse family of flowering plants within the asterid clade, including plantains and many herbaceous species found worldwide.
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C.
Aphloiaceae
Aphloiaceae is a small family of flowering plants consisting mainly of shrubs and small trees, recognized within the order Crossosomatales.
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D.
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, traditionally known as the figwort family and including many herbaceous species and shrubs found worldwide.
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E.
Cistaceae
Cistaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the rockrose family, comprising mostly shrubs and subshrubs adapted to dry, Mediterranean-type climates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.