Picramniaceae
E15648
Picramniaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs, recognized in modern classifications as part of the order Rosales.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Picramniaceae canonical | 9 |
| order Picramniales | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T102871 — 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: Picramniaceae Context triple: [Rosales, includesTaxon, Picramniaceae]
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A.
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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B.
Barbeyaceae
Barbeyaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Rosales, comprising shrubs or small trees native to arid and semi-arid regions of East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
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C.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
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D.
Rosales
Rosales is an order of flowering plants that includes many familiar trees, shrubs, and herbs such as elms, roses, and nettles.
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E.
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnaceae is a small family of flowering plants, commonly known as the oleaster or silverberry family, that includes shrubs and small trees often adapted to dry or nutrient-poor soils.
- 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: Picramniaceae Target entity description: Picramniaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs, recognized in modern classifications as part of the order Rosales.
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A.
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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B.
Barbeyaceae
Barbeyaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Rosales, comprising shrubs or small trees native to arid and semi-arid regions of East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
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C.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
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D.
Rosales
Rosales is an order of flowering plants that includes many familiar trees, shrubs, and herbs such as elms, roses, and nettles.
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E.
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnaceae is a small family of flowering plants, commonly known as the oleaster or silverberry family, that includes shrubs and small trees often adapted to dry or nutrient-poor soils.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | Picramnia family ⓘ |
| describedAs | small family of flowering plants ⓘ |
| distribution | tropical regions ⓘ |
| economicUse |
some species used for timber
ⓘ
some species used medicinally ⓘ |
| flowerType | angiosperm flowers ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrubs
ⓘ
trees ⓘ |
| habitat |
tropical forests
ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ |
| hasGenus |
Alvaradoa
ⓘ
Nothotalisia ⓘ Picramnia ⓘ |
| hasTypeGenus | Picramnia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | usually pinnate leaves ⓘ |
| memberOf | Rosales families ⓘ |
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| previouslyIncludedIn |
Simaroubaceae
ⓘ
surface form:
Simaroubaceae (in older classifications)
|
| recognizedBy |
APG III classification
ⓘ
surface form:
APG III system
APG IV system ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | modern plant classifications ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | sexual reproduction via seeds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Picramniaceae Description of subject: Picramniaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs, recognized in modern classifications as part of the order Rosales.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.