Loasaceae
E977522
UNEXPLORED
Loasaceae is a family of mostly herbaceous flowering plants, many with stinging hairs and showy, often night-blooming flowers, native primarily to the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Loasaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12131203 — 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: Loasaceae Context triple: [Cornales, includes, Loasaceae]
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A.
Rapateaceae
Rapateaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Poales, primarily consisting of herbaceous species native to tropical South America and parts of West Africa, often found in wet, nutrient-poor habitats.
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B.
Restionaceae
Restionaceae is a family of rush-like, grass-like flowering plants characteristic of nutrient-poor, fire-prone habitats such as South African fynbos and Australian heaths.
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C.
Loxsomataceae
Loxsomataceae is a small family of primitive ferns known for their distinctive frond morphology and limited geographic distribution, classified within the order Cyatheales.
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D.
Penthoraceae
Penthoraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Saxifragales, typically comprising herbaceous or semi-aquatic species found in temperate regions.
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E.
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.
- 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: Loasaceae Target entity description: Loasaceae is a family of mostly herbaceous flowering plants, many with stinging hairs and showy, often night-blooming flowers, native primarily to the Americas.
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A.
Rapateaceae
Rapateaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Poales, primarily consisting of herbaceous species native to tropical South America and parts of West Africa, often found in wet, nutrient-poor habitats.
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B.
Restionaceae
Restionaceae is a family of rush-like, grass-like flowering plants characteristic of nutrient-poor, fire-prone habitats such as South African fynbos and Australian heaths.
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C.
Loxsomataceae
Loxsomataceae is a small family of primitive ferns known for their distinctive frond morphology and limited geographic distribution, classified within the order Cyatheales.
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D.
Penthoraceae
Penthoraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Saxifragales, typically comprising herbaceous or semi-aquatic species found in temperate regions.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.