Alismatales
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Alismatales is an order of mostly aquatic or wetland flowering monocot plants that includes families such as Araceae, known for species like the titan arum.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alismatales canonical | 3 |
| Pontederiaceae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5747084 — 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: Alismatales Context triple: [Amorphophallus titanum, order, Alismatales]
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A.
Liliales
Liliales is an order of flowering monocot plants that includes lilies and related families, many of which are known for their showy, often ornamental flowers.
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B.
Commelinales
Commelinales is an order of monocot flowering plants that includes families such as Commelinaceae and Pontederiaceae, many of which are herbaceous and found in tropical and subtropical regions.
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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.
Oxalidales
Oxalidales is an order of flowering plants that includes families such as Oxalidaceae and is known for species like wood sorrels and various tropical trees and shrubs.
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E.
Alzateaceae
Alzateaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mainly tropical trees and shrubs native to Central and South America.
- 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: Alismatales Target entity description: Alismatales is an order of mostly aquatic or wetland flowering monocot plants that includes families such as Araceae, known for species like the titan arum.
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A.
Liliales
Liliales is an order of flowering monocot plants that includes lilies and related families, many of which are known for their showy, often ornamental flowers.
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B.
Commelinales
Commelinales is an order of monocot flowering plants that includes families such as Commelinaceae and Pontederiaceae, many of which are herbaceous and found in tropical and subtropical regions.
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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.
Oxalidales
Oxalidales is an order of flowering plants that includes families such as Oxalidaceae and is known for species like wood sorrels and various tropical trees and shrubs.
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E.
Alzateaceae
Alzateaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mainly tropical trees and shrubs native to Central and South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of monocots
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plant order ⓘ taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| belongsTo | monocotyledons ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Alismataceae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aponogetonaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Araceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Baldwiniaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Butomaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Hydrocharitaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Juncaginaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Limnocharitaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Maundiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Posidoniaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Potamogetonaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruppiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Scheuchzeriaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Tofieldiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Zannichelliaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Zosteraceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
habitat providers for aquatic fauna
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primary producers in aquatic ecosystems ⓘ |
| economicUse |
aquarium plants
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food plants in some cultures ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ |
| flowerType | inconspicuous flowers in many species ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater ecosystems
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marine environments ⓘ marshes ⓘ swamps ⓘ wet meadows ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | water-plantains and allies ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Araceae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
titan arum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMostly |
aquatic plants
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wetland plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafMorphology |
often linear or ribbon-like leaves
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sometimes broad, sagittate or cordate leaves ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 photosynthesis ⓘ |
| pollination |
insect pollination in some species
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water pollination in many species ⓘ |
| reproduction |
sexual reproduction via flowers
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vegetative reproduction ⓘ |
| rootSystem | rhizomatous in many species ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | order ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alismatales Description of subject: Alismatales is an order of mostly aquatic or wetland flowering monocot plants that includes families such as Araceae, known for species like the titan arum.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pontederiaceae
subject surface form:
Thalassia testudinum