Bombacaceae
E319692
Bombacaceae is a former family of tropical flowering trees and shrubs, including kapok and baobab, now usually treated as part of the mallow family Malvaceae.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bombacaceae canonical | 2 |
| subfamily Bombacoideae of Malvaceae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3018889 — 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: Bombacaceae Context triple: [Malvids, includesFamily, Bombacaceae]
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A.
Basellaceae
Basellaceae is a small family of flowering plants, including mostly tropical climbing herbs and vines such as Malabar spinach, known for their succulent stems and edible leaves.
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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.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
- 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: Bombacaceae Target entity description: Bombacaceae is a former family of tropical flowering trees and shrubs, including kapok and baobab, now usually treated as part of the mallow family Malvaceae.
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A.
Basellaceae
Basellaceae is a small family of flowering plants, including mostly tropical climbing herbs and vines such as Malabar spinach, known for their succulent stems and edible leaves.
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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.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former taxonomic family
ⓘ
plant family ⓘ |
| APGIIITreatment | treated as subfamily Bombacoideae of Malvaceae ⓘ |
| APGSystemTreatment | included in Malvaceae sensu lato ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName | bombax family ⓘ |
| containsSpeciesProducing | durian fruit ⓘ |
| distribution |
tropical Africa
ⓘ
tropical Americas ⓘ tropical Asia ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicUse |
food plants
ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ source of kapok fiber ⓘ timber production ⓘ |
| flowerCharacteristic |
large showy flowers
ⓘ
often nocturnal flowering ⓘ |
| flowerType | angiosperm ⓘ |
| fruitType | capsule ⓘ |
| historicalCircumscription | recognized as separate family in older classifications ⓘ |
| includedIn | Malvaceae ⓘ |
| includesCommonName |
baobab
ⓘ
kapok ⓘ |
| isCurrentlyTreatedAs |
Bombacaceae
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
subfamily Bombacoideae of Malvaceae
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType |
palmately compound leaves
ⓘ
simple leaves ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Adansonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Adansonia digitata
Adansonia ⓘ
surface form:
Adansonia grandidieri
Ceiba ⓘ
surface form:
Bombax ceiba
Ceiba ⓘ
surface form:
Ceiba pentandra
Durio ⓘ
surface form:
Durio zibethinus
Pachira aquatica ⓘ |
| order | Malvales ⓘ |
| pollination |
bat-pollinated species
ⓘ
insect-pollinated species ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Malvaceae
ⓘ
Sterculiaceae ⓘ Tiliaceae ⓘ |
| seedCovering | silky fibers ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | wind-dispersed seeds ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalGrowthForm |
shrub
ⓘ
tree ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat | tropical regions ⓘ |
| woodCharacteristic |
lightweight wood
ⓘ
soft wood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bombacaceae Description of subject: Bombacaceae is a former family of tropical flowering trees and shrubs, including kapok and baobab, now usually treated as part of the mallow family Malvaceae.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
subfamily Bombacoideae of Malvaceae