Hamamelididae
E550045
Hamamelididae is a botanical subclass of flowering plants within the dicot group, historically used to classify certain woody families such as the witch-hazel family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hamamelididae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5854688 — 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: Hamamelididae Context triple: [Magnoliopsida, subclass, Hamamelididae]
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A.
Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelidaceae is a family of flowering plants best known for shrubs and small trees such as witch-hazels, often valued for their ornamental flowers and medicinal uses.
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B.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
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C.
Lythraceae
Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants that includes species such as loosestrifes and crape myrtles, many of which are known for their ornamental value and showy flowers.
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D.
Magnoliaceae
Magnoliaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes magnolias and related trees and shrubs, known for their large, showy blossoms and ancient evolutionary lineage.
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E.
Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae is a family of mostly tropical climbing plants known for their often toxic alkaloids and distinctive curved or crescent-shaped seeds.
- 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: Hamamelididae Target entity description: Hamamelididae is a botanical subclass of flowering plants within the dicot group, historically used to classify certain woody families such as the witch-hazel family.
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A.
Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelidaceae is a family of flowering plants best known for shrubs and small trees such as witch-hazels, often valued for their ornamental flowers and medicinal uses.
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B.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
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C.
Lythraceae
Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants that includes species such as loosestrifes and crape myrtles, many of which are known for their ornamental value and showy flowers.
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D.
Magnoliaceae
Magnoliaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes magnolias and related trees and shrubs, known for their large, showy blossoms and ancient evolutionary lineage.
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E.
Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae is a family of mostly tropical climbing plants known for their often toxic alkaloids and distinctive curved or crescent-shaped seeds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanical subclass
ⓘ
subclass of dicotyledons ⓘ taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | dicotyledons ⓘ |
| characteristic |
flowering plants
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mostly woody plants ⓘ primarily trees and shrubs ⓘ |
| circumscriptionBasis | morphological characters ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName | Hamamelidid dicots ⓘ |
| contains |
Altingiaceae
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Cercidiphyllaceae ⓘ Eupteleaceae ⓘ Hamamelidaceae ⓘ Myrothamnaceae ⓘ Platanaceae ⓘ Trochodendraceae ⓘ |
| distribution | mainly temperate regions ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| flowerType |
angiosperms
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linked to:
Magnoliophyta
|
| higherClassification | dicotyledons in traditional systems ⓘ |
| includesPlantsWith |
simple flowers
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wind or insect pollination ⓘ woody habit ⓘ |
| includesTaxaWith |
alternate leaves
ⓘ
stipules often present ⓘ woody inflorescences in some families ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nomenclaturalEnding | -idae ⓘ |
| relevance | historically important in dicot classification ⓘ |
| replacedInModernSystemsBy | eudicots ⓘ |
| taxonomicConcept | paraphyletic under modern phylogenetic analyses ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | subclass ⓘ |
| taxonomicStatus | historical ⓘ |
| taxonomicSystem | Cronquist system ⓘ |
| taxonomicUsage | used in older classification systems ⓘ |
| typeFamily | Hamamelidaceae ⓘ |
| usedBy | Arthur Cronquist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hamamelididae Description of subject: Hamamelididae is a botanical subclass of flowering plants within the dicot group, historically used to classify certain woody families such as the witch-hazel family.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.