Araceae
E285071
Araceae is a large family of flowering monocot plants known for their often showy, sometimes foul-smelling inflorescences composed of a spadix surrounded by a spathe, including popular ornamentals like philodendrons and peace lilies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Araceae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2645958 — 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: Araceae Context triple: [Liliopsida, includesFamily, Araceae]
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A.
Surianaceae
Surianaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Fabales, comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs such as those in the genus Suriana.
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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.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Araceae Target entity description: Araceae is a large family of flowering monocot plants known for their often showy, sometimes foul-smelling inflorescences composed of a spadix surrounded by a spathe, including popular ornamentals like philodendrons and peace lilies.
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A.
Surianaceae
Surianaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Fabales, comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs such as those in the genus Suriana.
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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.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monocot family
ⓘ
plant family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Liliopsida ⓘ
surface form:
Monocots
|
| commonName | arum family ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| diversity |
over 100 genera
ⓘ
over 3000 species ⓘ |
| habitat |
aquatic environments
ⓘ
rainforests ⓘ subtropical regions ⓘ temperate regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
inflorescences with a spadix and spathe
ⓘ
many species are epiphytes or climbers ⓘ many species are poisonous if ingested ⓘ many species are shade-tolerant ⓘ many species have rhizomes or tubers ⓘ many species with large leaves ⓘ many species with tropical distribution ⓘ often contains calcium oxalate crystals ⓘ often showy inflorescences ⓘ sometimes foul-smelling inflorescences ⓘ |
| includes |
Acorus calamus
ⓘ
Alocasia ⓘ Amorphophallus ⓘ Anthurium ⓘ Arum ⓘ Colocasia ⓘ Dieffenbachia ⓘ Pothos ⓘ
surface form:
Epipremnum aureum
Lemna ⓘ Monstera ⓘ Philodendron ⓘ Pistia stratiotes ⓘ Spathiphyllum ⓘ Symplocarpus foetidus ⓘ Wolffia ⓘ Xanthosoma ⓘ Zantedeschia ⓘ |
| includesFoodCrop |
Acorus calamus
ⓘ
Amorphophallus ⓘ
surface form:
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
Colocasia esculenta ⓘ Xanthosoma ⓘ
surface form:
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Amorphophallus titanum
ⓘ
Dieffenbachia ⓘ
surface form:
Dieffenbachia seguine
Monstera ⓘ
surface form:
Monstera deliciosa
Spathiphyllum wallisii ⓘ |
| order | Alismatales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination |
often by insects attracted to odor
ⓘ
sometimes by flies and beetles ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure |
spadix
ⓘ
spathe ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeOf | flowering plant family ⓘ |
| usedFor |
food crops
ⓘ
indoor houseplants ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ starch production ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Araceae Description of subject: Araceae is a large family of flowering monocot plants known for their often showy, sometimes foul-smelling inflorescences composed of a spadix surrounded by a spathe, including popular ornamentals like philodendrons and peace lilies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.