Magnoliaceae
E383283
Magnoliaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes magnolias and related trees and shrubs, known for their large, showy blossoms and ancient evolutionary lineage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magnoliaceae canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3734889 — 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: Magnoliaceae Context triple: [Magnolia, family, Magnoliaceae]
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A.
Laurales
Laurales is an order of flowering plants that includes aromatic trees and shrubs such as laurels, cinnamon, and avocado.
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B.
Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae is a family of mostly tropical climbing plants known for their often toxic alkaloids and distinctive curved or crescent-shaped seeds.
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C.
Lythraceae
Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants that includes species such as loosestrifes and crape myrtles, many of which are known for their ornamental value and showy flowers.
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D.
Lauraceae
Lauraceae is a large family of mostly aromatic flowering trees and shrubs that includes economically important species such as laurels, cinnamon, avocado, and camphor.
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E.
Fagales
Fagales is an order of flowering plants that includes many ecologically and economically important trees such as beeches, oaks, birches, and alders.
- 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: Magnoliaceae Target entity description: Magnoliaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes magnolias and related trees and shrubs, known for their large, showy blossoms and ancient evolutionary lineage.
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A.
Laurales
Laurales is an order of flowering plants that includes aromatic trees and shrubs such as laurels, cinnamon, and avocado.
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B.
Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae is a family of mostly tropical climbing plants known for their often toxic alkaloids and distinctive curved or crescent-shaped seeds.
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C.
Lythraceae
Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants that includes species such as loosestrifes and crape myrtles, many of which are known for their ornamental value and showy flowers.
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D.
Lauraceae
Lauraceae is a large family of mostly aromatic flowering trees and shrubs that includes economically important species such as laurels, cinnamon, avocado, and camphor.
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E.
Fagales
Fagales is an order of flowering plants that includes many ecologically and economically important trees such as beeches, oaks, birches, and alders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| approximateSpeciesCount | about 200 species ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
apocarpous gynoecium
ⓘ
elongated receptacle ⓘ large showy flowers ⓘ numerous tepals ⓘ spirally arranged floral organs ⓘ woody trees and shrubs ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliids ⓘ |
| commonName | magnolia family ⓘ |
| distribution |
primarily temperate regions
ⓘ
subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| economicUse |
ornamental plants
ⓘ
perfume source ⓘ timber ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| evolutionarySignificance | early diverging angiosperm lineage ⓘ |
| flowerSex | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | Cretaceous period ⓘ |
| fruitType | aggregate fruit ⓘ |
| growthForm |
deciduous trees
ⓘ
evergreen trees ⓘ shrubs ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Liriodendron chinense
ⓘ
linked to:
Liriodendron
Liriodendron tulipifera ⓘ
linked to:
tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Magnolia grandiflora ⓘ
linked to:
Magnolia
Magnolia kobus ⓘ Magnolia stellata ⓘ
linked to:
Magnolia
|
| hasNotableSpecies |
Magnolia campbellii
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnolia
Magnolia denudata ⓘ
linked to:
Magnolia
Magnolia officinalis ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Aromadendron
ⓘ
Dugandiodendron ⓘ Elmerrillia ⓘ
linked to:
Merrillia
Kmeria ⓘ Lirianthe ⓘ Liriodendron ⓘ Magnolia ⓘ Manglietia ⓘ Michelia ⓘ Oyama ⓘ Pachylarnax ⓘ Parakmeria ⓘ Talauma ⓘ Tsoongiodendron ⓘ Yulania ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate leaves ⓘ |
| leafMargin | entire margin ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ East Asia ⓘ Himalayan region ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| order | Magnoliales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 photosynthesis ⓘ |
| pollination | beetle pollination ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system ⓘ |
| seedFeature | often arillate seeds ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Magnolia ⓘ |
| woodType | hardwood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magnoliaceae Description of subject: Magnoliaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes magnolias and related trees and shrubs, known for their large, showy blossoms and ancient evolutionary lineage.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.