Nyssaceae
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Nyssaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the dogwood order, best known for trees like tupelos and their ecological importance in temperate forests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nyssaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12131202 — 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: Nyssaceae Context triple: [Cornales, includes, Nyssaceae]
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A.
Lowiaceae
Lowiaceae is a small family of tropical flowering plants within the order Zingiberales, best known for the genus Orchidantha, whose species often have orchid-like flowers and grow in shaded, humid forest habitats.
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B.
Alzateaceae
Alzateaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mainly tropical trees and shrubs native to Central and South America.
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C.
Gunneraceae
Gunneraceae is a small family of flowering plants best known for the giant rhubarb-like genus Gunnera, which includes some of the largest herbaceous plants in the world.
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D.
Valsaceae
Valsaceae is a family of fungi within the order Diaporthales, comprising mainly plant-pathogenic species that often cause cankers and other diseases in woody plants.
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E.
Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae is a family of mostly tropical climbing plants known for their often toxic alkaloids and distinctive curved or crescent-shaped seeds.
- 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: Nyssaceae Target entity description: Nyssaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the dogwood order, best known for trees like tupelos and their ecological importance in temperate forests.
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A.
Lowiaceae
Lowiaceae is a small family of tropical flowering plants within the order Zingiberales, best known for the genus Orchidantha, whose species often have orchid-like flowers and grow in shaded, humid forest habitats.
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B.
Alzateaceae
Alzateaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mainly tropical trees and shrubs native to Central and South America.
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C.
Gunneraceae
Gunneraceae is a small family of flowering plants best known for the giant rhubarb-like genus Gunnera, which includes some of the largest herbaceous plants in the world.
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D.
Valsaceae
Valsaceae is a family of fungi within the order Diaporthales, comprising mainly plant-pathogenic species that often cause cankers and other diseases in woody plants.
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E.
Montiaceae
Montiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales, comprising mostly herbaceous species commonly found in temperate and cold regions, including the genus Claytonia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.