Marattiales
E850913
Marattiales is an order of ancient, large tropical ferns characterized by thick, fleshy rhizomes and massive fronds, representing one of the most primitive lineages of living ferns.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marattiales canonical | 5 |
| Marattia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10254760 — 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: Marattiales Context triple: [Marattiopsida, containsOrder, Marattiales]
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A.
Macouria
Macouria is a commune in French Guiana, located in the coastal area of the territory in northern South America.
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B.
Smutsia
Smutsia is a genus of African ground pangolins known for their protective keratin scales and burrowing lifestyle.
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C.
Peucini
The Peucini were an ancient tribal group often associated with or considered a branch of the Bastarnae, inhabiting regions near the lower Danube during classical antiquity.
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D.
Sabaces
Sabaces was an Achaemenid Persian official who served as satrap of Egypt in the 4th century BCE and was killed fighting for Darius III against Alexander the Great at the Battle of Issus.
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E.
Garrodia
Garrodia is a genus of small seabirds known as storm petrels within the family Hydrobatidae.
- 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: Marattiales Target entity description: Marattiales is an order of ancient, large tropical ferns characterized by thick, fleshy rhizomes and massive fronds, representing one of the most primitive lineages of living ferns.
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A.
Macouria
Macouria is a commune in French Guiana, located in the coastal area of the territory in northern South America.
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B.
Smutsia
Smutsia is a genus of African ground pangolins known for their protective keratin scales and burrowing lifestyle.
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C.
Peucini
The Peucini were an ancient tribal group often associated with or considered a branch of the Bastarnae, inhabiting regions near the lower Danube during classical antiquity.
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D.
Sabaces
Sabaces was an Achaemenid Persian official who served as satrap of Egypt in the 4th century BCE and was killed fighting for Darius III against Alexander the Great at the Battle of Issus.
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E.
Garrodia
Garrodia is a genus of small seabirds known as storm petrels within the family Hydrobatidae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of ferns
ⓘ
taxonomic order ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
large size
ⓘ
massive fronds ⓘ thick fleshy rhizomes ⓘ |
| chromosomeCharacteristic | high chromosome numbers in many species ⓘ |
| class |
Polypodiopsida
ⓘ
linked to:
Polypodiidae
|
| conservationStatus | some species threatened by habitat loss ⓘ |
| considered | relict group of ferns ⓘ |
| describedAs |
ancient lineage of ferns
ⓘ
one of the most primitive lineages of living ferns ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
eusporangiate sporangia
ⓘ
massive, fleshy rhizomes ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Polypodiales
ⓘ
linked to:
Polypodiidae
|
| distribution | pantropical ⓘ |
| division |
Polypodiophyta
ⓘ
Pteridophyta ⓘ
linked to:
Polypodiophyta
|
| ecologicalRole | understory plants in tropical forests ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | has extensive fossil record ⓘ |
| gametophyteType | free-living gametophyte ⓘ |
| geologicalHistory | originated in Paleozoic or early Mesozoic ⓘ |
| hasFrondType | large pinnate fronds ⓘ |
| hasGrowthForm | herbaceous ⓘ |
| hasRepresentativeGenus |
Angiopteris
ⓘ
Christensenia ⓘ Danaea ⓘ Marattia ⓘ |
| hasRhizomeType | fleshy rhizome ⓘ |
| isA |
fern order
ⓘ
monilophyte ⓘ vascular plant taxon ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafAnatomy | thick, fleshy rachis ⓘ |
| leafLongevity | long-lived fronds ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | alternation of generations ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 photosynthesis ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPosition | basal lineage within leptosporangiate and eusporangiate ferns groupings ⓘ |
| reproductionType | spore-bearing ⓘ |
| requires | moist substrates for gametophyte stage ⓘ |
| rootSystem | adventitious roots from rhizome ⓘ |
| sporangiumType | eusporangiate ⓘ |
| sporeDispersal | wind-dispersed spores ⓘ |
| sporeProduction | produces spores on fronds ⓘ |
| subclass | Marattiidae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
humid forests
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| usedIn | horticulture as ornamental ferns (some species) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marattiales Description of subject: Marattiales is an order of ancient, large tropical ferns characterized by thick, fleshy rhizomes and massive fronds, representing one of the most primitive lineages of living ferns.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Marattiales