subfamily within Proteaceae
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Sphalmioideae is a botanical subfamily within the flowering plant family Proteaceae, comprising closely related genera of mainly woody plants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| subfamily within Proteaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19808758 — 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: subfamily within Proteaceae Context triple: [Sphalmioideae, taxonType, subfamily within Proteaceae]
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subfamily Nyctaginoideae
The subfamily Nyctaginoideae is a group of flowering plants within the four o’clock family (Nyctaginaceae), comprising genera such as Acleisanthes that are typically herbaceous or shrubby and often adapted to arid or semi-arid environments.
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B.
subfamily Nepetoideae
The subfamily Nepetoideae is a major group within the mint family (Lamiaceae), comprising many aromatic herbs and shrubs such as mints, basils, and related genera.
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C.
subfamily Ruschioideae
The subfamily Ruschioideae is a group of flowering plants in the ice plant family (Aizoaceae), notable for including many succulent genera such as Lithops that are adapted to arid environments.
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D.
Lomandroideae
Lomandroideae is a subfamily of flowering plants that includes various grass-like, often tufted monocots commonly found in Australasia and related regions.
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E.
subfamily Solanoideae
The subfamily Solanoideae is a major lineage within the nightshade family (Solanaceae), comprising many familiar flowering plants such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and deadly nightshade.
- 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: subfamily within Proteaceae Target entity description: Sphalmioideae is a botanical subfamily within the flowering plant family Proteaceae, comprising closely related genera of mainly woody plants.
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A.
subfamily Nyctaginoideae
The subfamily Nyctaginoideae is a group of flowering plants within the four o’clock family (Nyctaginaceae), comprising genera such as Acleisanthes that are typically herbaceous or shrubby and often adapted to arid or semi-arid environments.
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B.
subfamily Nepetoideae
The subfamily Nepetoideae is a major group within the mint family (Lamiaceae), comprising many aromatic herbs and shrubs such as mints, basils, and related genera.
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C.
subfamily Ruschioideae
The subfamily Ruschioideae is a group of flowering plants in the ice plant family (Aizoaceae), notable for including many succulent genera such as Lithops that are adapted to arid environments.
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D.
Lomandroideae
Lomandroideae is a subfamily of flowering plants that includes various grass-like, often tufted monocots commonly found in Australasia and related regions.
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E.
subfamily Solanoideae
The subfamily Solanoideae is a major lineage within the nightshade family (Solanaceae), comprising many familiar flowering plants such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and deadly nightshade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.