Basellaceae
E58847
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basellaceae canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T435120 — 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: Basellaceae Context triple: [Caryophyllales, containsTaxon, Basellaceae]
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A.
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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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.
Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae is a family of flowering plants, many of which are succulent and adapted to arid environments, commonly known as ice plants or carpet weeds.
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D.
Dirachmaceae
Dirachmaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Rosales, comprising rare shrubs or small trees native to arid regions of the Horn of Africa and nearby areas.
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E.
Portulacaceae
Portulacaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the purslane family, comprising mostly succulent herbs and shrubs adapted to arid and semi-arid environments.
- 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: Basellaceae Target entity description: 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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A.
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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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.
Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae is a family of flowering plants, many of which are succulent and adapted to arid environments, commonly known as ice plants or carpet weeds.
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D.
Dirachmaceae
Dirachmaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Rosales, comprising rare shrubs or small trees native to arid regions of the Horn of Africa and nearby areas.
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E.
Portulacaceae
Portulacaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the purslane family, comprising mostly succulent herbs and shrubs adapted to arid and semi-arid environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| climbingHabit | many species are climbers ⓘ |
| commonCropMember | Malabar spinach ⓘ |
| commonName | Basella family ⓘ |
| culinaryUse | leaves used as spinach substitute ⓘ |
| describedAs | small family of flowering plants ⓘ |
| distribution | mainly tropical regions ⓘ |
| economicUse |
leafy vegetable
ⓘ
ornamental plant family ⓘ |
| edibility | several species cultivated as vegetables ⓘ |
| flowerType |
bisexual flowers
ⓘ
small flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | single-seeded fruit ⓘ |
| geographicDiversity |
also present in Africa and Asia
ⓘ
highest in tropical Americas ⓘ |
| growthForm |
mostly climbing herbs
ⓘ
vines ⓘ |
| habitat | tropical and subtropical areas ⓘ |
| hasSucculentMembers | true ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Anredera
ⓘ
Basella ⓘ Tournonia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate leaves ⓘ |
| leafTexture | succulent ⓘ |
| leafType |
edible leaves
ⓘ
fleshy leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | mostly perennial ⓘ |
| MalabarSpinachScientificName |
Basella
ⓘ
surface form:
Basella alba
|
| notableSpecies |
Basella alba
ⓘ
Basella ⓘ
surface form:
Basella rubra
|
| order | Caryophyllales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 photosynthesis ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via flowers ⓘ |
| stemCharacteristic | often twining ⓘ |
| stemType | succulent stems ⓘ |
| systematicPosition | family within Caryophyllales ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Basella ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basellaceae Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.