Celastrales
E1043399
Celastrales is an order of flowering plants that includes families such as Celastraceae, comprising mostly woody trees and shrubs found in tropical and temperate regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Celastrales canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13395186 — 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: Celastrales Context triple: [Oxalidales, relatedOrder, Celastrales]
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A.
Oxalidales
Oxalidales is an order of flowering plants that includes families such as Oxalidaceae and is known for species like wood sorrels and various tropical trees and shrubs.
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B.
Sarcolaenaceae
Sarcolaenaceae is a family of flowering plants endemic to Madagascar, comprising mostly trees and shrubs and closely related to other families in the order Malvales.
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C.
Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae is a large family of flowering plants, commonly known as the dogbane family, that includes many tropical trees, shrubs, and vines often noted for their milky sap and toxic or medicinal properties.
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D.
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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E.
Penthoraceae
Penthoraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Saxifragales, typically comprising herbaceous or semi-aquatic species found in temperate 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: Celastrales Target entity description: Celastrales is an order of flowering plants that includes families such as Celastraceae, comprising mostly woody trees and shrubs found in tropical and temperate regions.
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A.
Oxalidales
Oxalidales is an order of flowering plants that includes families such as Oxalidaceae and is known for species like wood sorrels and various tropical trees and shrubs.
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B.
Sarcolaenaceae
Sarcolaenaceae is a family of flowering plants endemic to Madagascar, comprising mostly trees and shrubs and closely related to other families in the order Malvales.
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C.
Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae is a large family of flowering plants, commonly known as the dogbane family, that includes many tropical trees, shrubs, and vines often noted for their milky sap and toxic or medicinal properties.
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D.
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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E.
Penthoraceae
Penthoraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Saxifragales, typically comprising herbaceous or semi-aquatic species found in temperate regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant order
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taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| characteristicGrowthForm |
lianas
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shrubs ⓘ trees ⓘ woody plants ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| containsFamily |
Celastraceae
ⓘ
Lepidobotryaceae ⓘ Nicobariodendraceae ⓘ Parnassiaceae ⓘ Perrottetiaceae ⓘ Pottingeriaceae ⓘ Stackhousiaceae ⓘ |
| distribution |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicUse |
medicinal plants
ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ timber sources ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | radial symmetry ⓘ |
| flowerType | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType |
berries
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capsules ⓘ drupe-like fruits ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Celastrus
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Euonymus ⓘ Glyptopetalum ⓘ Lepidobotrys ⓘ Maytenus ⓘ Parnassia ⓘ Tripterygium ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement |
alternate leaves
ⓘ
opposite leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| notableSpeciesUse |
Euonymus species used as ornamentals
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Tripterygium wilfordii used in traditional medicine ⓘ |
| ovaryPosition | superior ovary ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| previousClassification | included in Celastrales and related orders in older systems ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system ⓘ |
| subclade | Fabids ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| typeOf | order of flowering plants ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Celastrales Description of subject: Celastrales is an order of flowering plants that includes families such as Celastraceae, comprising mostly woody trees and shrubs found in tropical and temperate regions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.