Hypoxidaceae
E853793
Hypoxidaceae is a small family of monocot flowering plants, often with grass-like leaves and star-shaped flowers, distributed mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hypoxidaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10249251 — 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: Hypoxidaceae Context triple: [Asparagales, includesFamily, Hypoxidaceae]
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A.
Togniniaceae
Togniniaceae is a family of fungi within the order Togniniales, comprising ascomycetous species often associated with wood and plant material.
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B.
Nitschkiaceae
Nitschkiaceae is a family of ascomycete fungi characterized by their perithecial fruiting bodies and placement within the class Sordariomycetes.
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C.
Altingiaceae
Altingiaceae is a small family of flowering trees known for their resin-producing species, such as sweetgum, and is classified within the order Saxifragales.
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D.
Hydrostachyaceae
Hydrostachyaceae is a small family of highly specialized aquatic flowering plants, often placed in or near the order Lamiales, known for their unique submerged habit and distinctive, densely clustered inflorescences.
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E.
Centrolepidaceae
Centrolepidaceae is a small family of minute, grass-like flowering plants typically found in wet or boggy habitats, primarily in the Southern Hemisphere.
- 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: Hypoxidaceae Target entity description: Hypoxidaceae is a small family of monocot flowering plants, often with grass-like leaves and star-shaped flowers, distributed mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
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A.
Togniniaceae
Togniniaceae is a family of fungi within the order Togniniales, comprising ascomycetous species often associated with wood and plant material.
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B.
Nitschkiaceae
Nitschkiaceae is a family of ascomycete fungi characterized by their perithecial fruiting bodies and placement within the class Sordariomycetes.
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C.
Altingiaceae
Altingiaceae is a small family of flowering trees known for their resin-producing species, such as sweetgum, and is classified within the order Saxifragales.
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D.
Hydrostachyaceae
Hydrostachyaceae is a small family of highly specialized aquatic flowering plants, often placed in or near the order Lamiales, known for their unique submerged habit and distinctive, densely clustered inflorescences.
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E.
Centrolepidaceae
Centrolepidaceae is a small family of minute, grass-like flowering plants typically found in wet or boggy habitats, primarily in the Southern Hemisphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Monocots ⓘ |
| commonName | hypoxid family ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Central America ⓘ Madagascar ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | understory herbs in grasslands and woodlands ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| fruitType |
berry-like in some genera
ⓘ
capsule ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
flowering plants
ⓘ
grass-like leaves ⓘ herbaceous perennials ⓘ often yellow star-shaped flowers in Hypoxis ⓘ rhizomes or corms ⓘ star-shaped flowers ⓘ underground storage organs ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Curculigo orchioides
ⓘ
linked to:
Curculigo
Hypoxis hemerocallidea ⓘ
linked to:
Hypoxis
|
| includesGenus |
Curculigo
ⓘ
Hypoxis ⓘ Molineria ⓘ Pauridia ⓘ Rhodohypoxis ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | basal rosettes or distichous leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| order | Asparagales ⓘ |
| ovaryPosition | inferior or half-inferior ⓘ |
| perianthParts | typically six tepals ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| previouslyPlacedIn |
Liliaceae (historically, in older systems)
ⓘ
linked to:
Liliaceae
|
| recognizedBy | APG IV system ⓘ |
| taxonomicAuthority |
R. Brown (family circumscription widely attributed)
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Brown
|
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Hypoxis ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ornamental plants
ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hypoxidaceae Description of subject: Hypoxidaceae is a small family of monocot flowering plants, often with grass-like leaves and star-shaped flowers, distributed mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.