Araliaceae
E288943
Araliaceae is a family of mostly woody flowering plants that includes well-known genera such as ginseng (Panax) and ivy (Hedera), many of which are valued ornamentals or medicinal species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Araliaceae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2671230 — 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: Araliaceae Context triple: [Asterids, includesFamily, Araliaceae]
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A.
Araceae
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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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.
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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D.
Lauraceae
Lauraceae is a large family of mostly aromatic flowering trees and shrubs that includes economically important species such as laurels, cinnamon, avocado, and camphor.
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E.
Anisophylleaceae
Anisophylleaceae is a small family of tropical flowering trees and shrubs known for their distinctive leaf arrangement and occurrence in wet forest habitats.
- 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: Araliaceae Target entity description: Araliaceae is a family of mostly woody flowering plants that includes well-known genera such as ginseng (Panax) and ivy (Hedera), many of which are valued ornamentals or medicinal species.
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A.
Araceae
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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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.
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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D.
Lauraceae
Lauraceae is a large family of mostly aromatic flowering trees and shrubs that includes economically important species such as laurels, cinnamon, avocado, and camphor.
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E.
Anisophylleaceae
Anisophylleaceae is a small family of tropical flowering trees and shrubs known for their distinctive leaf arrangement and occurrence in wet forest habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfGenera | about 40–50 ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfSpecies | about 1400 ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | aralia family ⓘ |
| containsSpeciesWithUse |
ginseng
ⓘ
ivy ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Lindley ⓘ |
| distribution |
mainly tropical regions
ⓘ
some temperate regions ⓘ |
| economicUse |
medicinal plants
ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ |
| flowerType | flowering plants ⓘ |
| growthForm |
herbs
ⓘ
lianas ⓘ shrubs ⓘ trees ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Aralia
ⓘ
Brassaiopsis ⓘ Cussonia ⓘ Dendropanax ⓘ Eleutherococcus ⓘ Fatsia ⓘ Gastonia ⓘ Hedera ⓘ Kalopanax ⓘ Metapanax ⓘ
surface form:
Macropanax
Merrilliopanax ⓘ Metapanax ⓘ Oreopanax ⓘ Osmoxylon ⓘ Panax ⓘ Plerandra ⓘ Polyscias ⓘ Pseudopanax ⓘ Schefflera ⓘ Sciadodendron ⓘ Tetrapanax ⓘ Trevesia ⓘ |
| includesWellKnownGenus |
Aralia
ⓘ
Hedera ⓘ Panax ⓘ Schefflera ⓘ |
| isMostly | woody plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| order | Apiales ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Aralia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Araliaceae Description of subject: Araliaceae is a family of mostly woody flowering plants that includes well-known genera such as ginseng (Panax) and ivy (Hedera), many of which are valued ornamentals or medicinal species.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.