Proteales
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Proteales is an order of flowering plants that includes diverse families such as Proteaceae, Nelumbonaceae (lotuses), and Platanaceae (plane trees), many of which are notable for their distinctive, often showy inflorescences and ecological adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proteales canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11031099 — 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: Proteales Context triple: [Protea flower, order, Proteales]
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A.
Sapindales
Sapindales is an order of flowering plants that includes economically and ecologically important trees and shrubs such as mangoes, citrus, maples, and cashews.
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B.
Atherospermataceae
Atherospermataceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Laurales, comprising mostly evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Southern Hemisphere, especially Australasia and South America.
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C.
Malvales
Malvales is an order of flowering plants that includes mallows, hibiscus, and related families known for their often showy flowers and economic importance.
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D.
Myelospermataceae
Myelospermataceae is a small family of ascomycete fungi known from the order Xenospadicoidales, comprising saprobic species typically associated with decaying plant material.
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E.
Canellales
Canellales is an order of flowering plants within the magnoliid clade, comprising mostly aromatic trees and shrubs found in tropical regions.
- 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: Proteales Target entity description: Proteales is an order of flowering plants that includes diverse families such as Proteaceae, Nelumbonaceae (lotuses), and Platanaceae (plane trees), many of which are notable for their distinctive, often showy inflorescences and ecological adaptations.
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A.
Sapindales
Sapindales is an order of flowering plants that includes economically and ecologically important trees and shrubs such as mangoes, citrus, maples, and cashews.
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B.
Atherospermataceae
Atherospermataceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Laurales, comprising mostly evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Southern Hemisphere, especially Australasia and South America.
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C.
Malvales
Malvales is an order of flowering plants that includes mallows, hibiscus, and related families known for their often showy flowers and economic importance.
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D.
Myelospermataceae
Myelospermataceae is a small family of ascomycete fungi known from the order Xenospadicoidales, comprising saprobic species typically associated with decaying plant material.
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E.
Canellales
Canellales is an order of flowering plants within the magnoliid clade, comprising mostly aromatic trees and shrubs found in tropical regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant order
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Core eudicots ⓘ
linked to:
Eudicots
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | Proteales ⓘ |
| describedBy |
APG II system
ⓘ
APG III system ⓘ APG IV system ⓘ APG system ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan but patchy ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicUse |
edible nuts
ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ timber production ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | Cretaceous period ⓘ |
| habitat |
Mediterranean-type ecosystems
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
diverse ecological adaptations
ⓘ
flowering plants ⓘ often showy inflorescences ⓘ woody plants common ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Banksia
ⓘ
Macadamia ⓘ Nelumbo lutea ⓘ Nelumbo nucifera ⓘ Platanus occidentalis ⓘ
linked to:
Platanus
Platanus orientalis ⓘ
linked to:
Platanus
Protea ⓘ
linked to:
Protea flower
|
| includesFamily |
Nelumbonaceae
ⓘ
Platanaceae ⓘ Proteaceae ⓘ Sabiaceae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Banksia integrifolia
ⓘ
linked to:
Banksia
Macadamia integrifolia ⓘ Nelumbo nucifera ⓘ Platanus × acerifolia ⓘ
linked to:
Platanus
Protea cynaroides ⓘ
linked to:
Protea flower
|
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPosition | basal within core eudicots ⓘ |
| pollination |
insect-pollinated species common
ⓘ
wind-pollinated species present ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | modern angiosperm classifications ⓘ |
| superorder | Proteanae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| typeFamily | Proteaceae ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proteales Description of subject: Proteales is an order of flowering plants that includes diverse families such as Proteaceae, Nelumbonaceae (lotuses), and Platanaceae (plane trees), many of which are notable for their distinctive, often showy inflorescences and ecological adaptations.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.