Asteroxylaceae
E1525436
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Asteroxylaceae is an extinct family of early vascular plants known from the Devonian period, notable for its primitive leafless shoots and simple vascular tissue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Asteroxylaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22217478 — 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: Asteroxylaceae Context triple: [Asteroxylon mackiei, family, Asteroxylaceae]
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A.
Psiloxylaceae
Psiloxylaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Myrtales, known primarily for the single genus Psiloxylon, which includes shrubs or small trees native to Madagascar and nearby islands.
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B.
Argophyllaceae
Argophyllaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Asterales, comprising shrubs and small trees primarily native to Australasia and the Pacific region.
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C.
Crypteroniaceae
Crypteroniaceae is a small family of flowering trees and shrubs native mainly to tropical Asia, classified within the order Myrtales.
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D.
Cephalotaceae
Cephalotaceae is a small family of flowering plants best known for the Australian Albany pitcher plant, a carnivorous species with specialized pitfall traps.
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E.
Phyllachoraceae
Phyllachoraceae is a family of parasitic ascomycete fungi, many of which form characteristic leaf spots on plants.
- 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: Asteroxylaceae Target entity description: Asteroxylaceae is an extinct family of early vascular plants known from the Devonian period, notable for its primitive leafless shoots and simple vascular tissue.
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A.
Psiloxylaceae
Psiloxylaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Myrtales, known primarily for the single genus Psiloxylon, which includes shrubs or small trees native to Madagascar and nearby islands.
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B.
Argophyllaceae
Argophyllaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Asterales, comprising shrubs and small trees primarily native to Australasia and the Pacific region.
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C.
Crypteroniaceae
Crypteroniaceae is a small family of flowering trees and shrubs native mainly to tropical Asia, classified within the order Myrtales.
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D.
Cephalotaceae
Cephalotaceae is a small family of flowering plants best known for the Australian Albany pitcher plant, a carnivorous species with specialized pitfall traps.
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E.
Phyllachoraceae
Phyllachoraceae is a family of parasitic ascomycete fungi, many of which form characteristic leaf spots on plants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.