Commelinales
E293069
Commelinales is an order of monocot flowering plants that includes families such as Commelinaceae and Pontederiaceae, many of which are herbaceous and found in tropical and subtropical regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commelinaceae | 3 |
| Commelinales canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2645947 — 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: Commelinales Context triple: [Liliopsida, includesOrder, Commelinales]
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A.
Liliales
Liliales is an order of flowering monocot plants that includes lilies and related families, many of which are known for their showy, often ornamental flowers.
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B.
Ranunculales
Ranunculales is an order of flowering plants that includes several families of mostly herbaceous species, many of which are known for their ornamental flowers and bioactive chemical compounds.
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C.
Saxifragales
Saxifragales is an order of flowering plants within the eudicots that includes diverse families such as saxifrages, stonecrops, and sweetgums, many of which are important ornamentals or components of temperate ecosystems.
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D.
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales is a large and diverse order of flowering plants that includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, and many succulent and halophytic species adapted to extreme environments.
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E.
Boraginales
Boraginales is an order of flowering plants that includes families such as Boraginaceae, characterized by often rough, hairy leaves and typically coiled inflorescences.
- 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: Commelinales Target entity description: Commelinales is an order of monocot flowering plants that includes families such as Commelinaceae and Pontederiaceae, many of which are herbaceous and found in tropical and subtropical regions.
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A.
Liliales
Liliales is an order of flowering monocot plants that includes lilies and related families, many of which are known for their showy, often ornamental flowers.
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B.
Ranunculales
Ranunculales is an order of flowering plants that includes several families of mostly herbaceous species, many of which are known for their ornamental flowers and bioactive chemical compounds.
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C.
Saxifragales
Saxifragales is an order of flowering plants within the eudicots that includes diverse families such as saxifrages, stonecrops, and sweetgums, many of which are important ornamentals or components of temperate ecosystems.
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D.
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales is a large and diverse order of flowering plants that includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, and many succulent and halophytic species adapted to extreme environments.
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E.
Boraginales
Boraginales is an order of flowering plants that includes families such as Boraginaceae, characterized by often rough, hairy leaves and typically coiled inflorescences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monocot order
ⓘ
plant order ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Commelinids ⓘ
linked to:
Commelinidae
Monocots ⓘ
linked to:
Liliopsida
|
| containsGenus |
Commelina
ⓘ
Eichhornia ⓘ Haemodorum ⓘ Hanguana ⓘ Pontederia ⓘ Tradescantia ⓘ |
| describedBy |
APG II system
ⓘ
linked to:
APG III classification
APG III system ⓘ
linked to:
APG III classification
APG IV system ⓘ APG system ⓘ
linked to:
APG IV system
|
| distribution | cosmopolitan in tropics ⓘ |
| economicUse |
forage plants
ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ weeds ⓘ |
| family |
Commelinaceae
ⓘ
linked to:
Commelinales
Haemodoraceae ⓘ Hanguanaceae ⓘ Philydraceae ⓘ Pontederiaceae ⓘ
linked to:
Alismatales
|
| flowerType | monocot flowers ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous plants ⓘ |
| habitat |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
closed vascular bundles
ⓘ
fibrous root systems ⓘ often mucilaginous tissues ⓘ |
| includes |
aquatic plants
ⓘ
terrestrial plants ⓘ |
| isPartOf | core monocots ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafVenation | parallel venation ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway |
C3
ⓘ
C4 ⓘ |
| pollination |
insect-pollinated
ⓘ
wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Angiosperm Phylogeny Group ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via flowers ⓘ |
| seedType | endospermic seeds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| typeFamily |
Commelinaceae
ⓘ
linked to:
Commelinales
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Commelinales Description of subject: Commelinales is an order of monocot flowering plants that includes families such as Commelinaceae and Pontederiaceae, many of which are herbaceous and found in tropical and subtropical regions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Commelinales
linked to: Commelinales
linked to: Commelinales