Penthoraceae
E459770
Penthoraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Saxifragales, typically comprising herbaceous or semi-aquatic species found in temperate regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penthoraceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4633473 — 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: Penthoraceae Context triple: [Saxifragales, includesFamily, Penthoraceae]
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A.
Datiscaceae
Datiscaceae is a small family of flowering plants known for its herbaceous species, such as Datisca, that often exhibit unusual reproductive traits like dioecy and are native to regions in Eurasia and North America.
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B.
Eupteleaceae
Eupteleaceae is a small family of deciduous flowering trees and shrubs native to East Asia, known for their simple leaves and wind-pollinated flowers.
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C.
Tiliaceae
Tiliaceae is a former family of flowering plants, traditionally including linden and basswood trees, that is now largely subsumed within the mallow family Malvaceae in modern classifications.
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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.
Kirkiaceae
Kirkiaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales, comprising tropical trees and shrubs primarily found in Africa and nearby 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: Penthoraceae Target entity description: Penthoraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Saxifragales, typically comprising herbaceous or semi-aquatic species found in temperate regions.
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A.
Datiscaceae
Datiscaceae is a small family of flowering plants known for its herbaceous species, such as Datisca, that often exhibit unusual reproductive traits like dioecy and are native to regions in Eurasia and North America.
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B.
Eupteleaceae
Eupteleaceae is a small family of deciduous flowering trees and shrubs native to East Asia, known for their simple leaves and wind-pollinated flowers.
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C.
Tiliaceae
Tiliaceae is a former family of flowering plants, traditionally including linden and basswood trees, that is now largely subsumed within the mallow family Malvaceae in modern classifications.
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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.
Kirkiaceae
Kirkiaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales, comprising tropical trees and shrubs primarily found in Africa and nearby regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | Penthorum family ⓘ |
| containsGenus | Penthorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | small family of flowering plants ⓘ |
| distribution |
North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
temperate Asia ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| flowerType | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | follicle ⓘ |
| growthForm |
herbaceous plants
ⓘ
semi-aquatic plants ⓘ |
| habitat |
marshes
ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate leaves ⓘ |
| leafMargin | serrated leaf margins ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial plants ⓘ |
| nativeTo | temperate regions ⓘ |
| order | Saxifragales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ovaryPosition | superior ovary ⓘ |
| photosyntheticOrgan | simple leaves ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
APG III system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
APG IV system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Crassulaceae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saxifragaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via seeds ⓘ |
| stemType | erect stems ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Penthorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Penthoraceae Description of subject: Penthoraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Saxifragales, typically comprising herbaceous or semi-aquatic species found in temperate regions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.