Chrysobalanaceae
E554605
Chrysobalanaceae is a family of mainly tropical flowering plants, including trees and shrubs often found in rainforest and savanna ecosystems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chrysobalanaceae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5898881 — 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: Chrysobalanaceae Context triple: [Polygonanthus, family, Chrysobalanaceae]
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A.
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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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.
Combretaceae
Combretaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Myrtales that includes trees, shrubs, and lianas such as Terminalia and Combretum, many of which are important in tropical and subtropical ecosystems.
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D.
Sterculiaceae
Sterculiaceae is a former family of flowering plants, now largely included within Malvaceae, that comprised mostly tropical trees and shrubs such as cacao and kola.
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E.
Rafflesiaceae
Rafflesiaceae is a family of parasitic flowering plants best known for producing some of the world’s largest and foul-smelling blooms, including the corpse flower Rafflesia arnoldii.
- 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: Chrysobalanaceae Target entity description: Chrysobalanaceae is a family of mainly tropical flowering plants, including trees and shrubs often found in rainforest and savanna ecosystems.
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A.
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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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.
Combretaceae
Combretaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Myrtales that includes trees, shrubs, and lianas such as Terminalia and Combretum, many of which are important in tropical and subtropical ecosystems.
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D.
Sterculiaceae
Sterculiaceae is a former family of flowering plants, now largely included within Malvaceae, that comprised mostly tropical trees and shrubs such as cacao and kola.
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E.
Rafflesiaceae
Rafflesiaceae is a family of parasitic flowering plants best known for producing some of the world’s largest and foul-smelling blooms, including the corpse flower Rafflesia arnoldii.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName | chrysobalan family ⓘ |
| contains |
shrubs
ⓘ
trees ⓘ |
| describedAs | mainly Neotropical family ⓘ |
| distribution | mainly tropical regions ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
component of tropical forest canopies and understories
ⓘ
food source for wildlife via fleshy fruits ⓘ |
| economicUse |
edible fruits
ⓘ
timber ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionAuthor | Robert Brown ⓘ |
| flowerType | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | drupes ⓘ |
| growthForm | woody plants ⓘ |
| habitat |
rainforests
ⓘ
savannas ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
many species adapted to sandy or poor soils
ⓘ
often found in lowland tropical forests ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Chrysobalanus
ⓘ
Couepia ⓘ Hirtella ⓘ Leptobalanus ⓘ Licania ⓘ Parinari ⓘ |
| isA | family of flowering plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | evergreen ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| nomenclaturalCode | International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants ⓘ |
| order | Malpighiales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Malpighiales families of angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Malpighiales
|
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Chrysobalanus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chrysobalanaceae Description of subject: Chrysobalanaceae is a family of mainly tropical flowering plants, including trees and shrubs often found in rainforest and savanna ecosystems.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.