Gesneriaceae
E728717
Gesneriaceae is a family of mostly tropical flowering plants known for their ornamental species such as African violets and gloxinias.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gesneriaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8348319 — 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: Gesneriaceae Context triple: [Lamiales, includesFamily, Gesneriaceae]
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A.
Nyctaginaceae
Nyctaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the four o'clock family, that includes ornamental and tropical species such as bougainvillea.
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B.
Begoniaceae
Begoniaceae is a family of flowering plants best known for the ornamental begonias, which are widely cultivated for their colorful leaves and showy flowers.
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C.
Gelsemiaceae
Gelsemiaceae is a small family of flowering plants known for woody vines and shrubs, including the ornamental yet highly toxic yellow jessamine.
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D.
Crassulaceae
Crassulaceae is a family of mostly succulent, drought-tolerant flowering plants that includes well-known ornamentals such as jade plants and stonecrops.
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E.
Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae is a large family of flowering plants, primarily tropical herbs, shrubs, and climbers, many of which are known for their showy, tubular flowers and ecological importance in understory and wetland habitats.
- 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: Gesneriaceae Target entity description: Gesneriaceae is a family of mostly tropical flowering plants known for their ornamental species such as African violets and gloxinias.
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A.
Nyctaginaceae
Nyctaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the four o'clock family, that includes ornamental and tropical species such as bougainvillea.
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B.
Begoniaceae
Begoniaceae is a family of flowering plants best known for the ornamental begonias, which are widely cultivated for their colorful leaves and showy flowers.
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C.
Gelsemiaceae
Gelsemiaceae is a small family of flowering plants known for woody vines and shrubs, including the ornamental yet highly toxic yellow jessamine.
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D.
Crassulaceae
Crassulaceae is a family of mostly succulent, drought-tolerant flowering plants that includes well-known ornamentals such as jade plants and stonecrops.
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E.
Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae is a large family of flowering plants, primarily tropical herbs, shrubs, and climbers, many of which are known for their showy, tubular flowers and ecological importance in understory and wetland habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| approximateSpeciesCount |
over 150 genera
ⓘ
over 3000 species ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Asterids ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | gesneriad family ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Achimenes
ⓘ
Aeschynanthus ⓘ Columnea ⓘ Episcia ⓘ Gesneria ⓘ Kohleria ⓘ Saintpaulia ⓘ
linked to:
African violet
Sinningia ⓘ Streptocarpus ⓘ |
| corollaShape |
campanulate corolla
ⓘ
tubular corolla ⓘ |
| distribution |
Neotropics
ⓘ
linked to:
Neotropical realm
Old World tropics ⓘ mostly tropical regions ⓘ |
| economicUse |
houseplants
ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| flowerType | zygomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType |
berries
ⓘ
capsules ⓘ |
| growthForm |
epiphytes
ⓘ
herbaceous plants ⓘ lianas ⓘ shrubs ⓘ subshrubs ⓘ |
| habitat |
montane forests
ⓘ
rainforests ⓘ rocky outcrops ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
African violet
ⓘ
florist gloxinia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType |
mostly opposite leaves
ⓘ
simple leaves ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Conrad Gessner ⓘ |
| notableOrnamental |
African violets (Saintpaulia)
ⓘ
linked to:
African violet
gloxinias (Sinningia speciosa) ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales ⓘ |
| pollination |
bird-pollinated
ⓘ
insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Gesneria ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gesneriaceae Description of subject: Gesneriaceae is a family of mostly tropical flowering plants known for their ornamental species such as African violets and gloxinias.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.