Cyatheaceae
E49063
Cyatheaceae is a family of tree ferns that includes the iconic silver fern and other large, tropical and subtropical fern species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cyatheaceae canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T362826 — 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: Cyatheaceae Context triple: [silver fern, family, Cyatheaceae]
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A.
Ampelocera
Ampelocera is a small genus of flowering trees in the elm family Ulmaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
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B.
Anisophylleaceae
Anisophylleaceae is a small family of tropical flowering trees and shrubs known for their distinctive leaf arrangement and occurrence in wet forest habitats.
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C.
Alsophila dealbata
Alsophila dealbata is a tree fern species native to New Zealand, best known as the iconic “silver fern” symbol widely used in the country’s national identity and sports teams.
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D.
Dactylortyx
Dactylortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits in forested and brushy habitats of Central America.
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E.
Polypodiophyta
Polypodiophyta is the botanical division comprising the true ferns, a large group of vascular, spore-producing plants with characteristic fronds and a worldwide distribution.
- 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: Cyatheaceae Target entity description: Cyatheaceae is a family of tree ferns that includes the iconic silver fern and other large, tropical and subtropical fern species.
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A.
Ampelocera
Ampelocera is a small genus of flowering trees in the elm family Ulmaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
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B.
Anisophylleaceae
Anisophylleaceae is a small family of tropical flowering trees and shrubs known for their distinctive leaf arrangement and occurrence in wet forest habitats.
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C.
Alsophila dealbata
Alsophila dealbata is a tree fern species native to New Zealand, best known as the iconic “silver fern” symbol widely used in the country’s national identity and sports teams.
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D.
Dactylortyx
Dactylortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits in forested and brushy habitats of Central America.
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E.
Polypodiophyta
Polypodiophyta is the botanical division comprising the true ferns, a large group of vascular, spore-producing plants with characteristic fronds and a worldwide distribution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class |
Polypodiopsida
ⓘ
linked to:
Polypodiophyta
|
| commonName | tree fern family ⓘ |
| contains |
large ferns
ⓘ
subtropical ferns ⓘ tree ferns ⓘ tropical ferns ⓘ |
| dispersal | wind-dispersed spores ⓘ |
| distribution |
Southern Hemisphere
ⓘ
pantropical ⓘ |
| division | Polypodiophyta ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
habitat for epiphytes
ⓘ
understory canopy formation ⓘ |
| growthForm |
arborescent fern
ⓘ
tree-like fern ⓘ |
| habitat |
montane forests
ⓘ
subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
circinate vernation
ⓘ
erect trunk-like rhizomes ⓘ large fronds ⓘ |
| hasGametophyteStage | yes ⓘ |
| hasSori | yes ⓘ |
| hasSporophyteStage | yes ⓘ |
| includes | silver fern ⓘ |
| isA | fern family ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | alternation of generations ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alsophila species
ⓘ
Cyathea dealbata ⓘ
linked to:
Alsophila dealbata
Cyathea medullaris ⓘ
linked to:
Cyathea
|
| order | Cyatheales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticOrgan | fronds ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | not applicable (spore-dispersed) ⓘ |
| reproduction | spores ⓘ |
| sporangiaLocation | on abaxial surface of fronds ⓘ |
| sporeType | homosporous ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | family ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ornamental plants
ⓘ
symbolic plants ⓘ |
| vascularSystem | present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cyatheaceae Description of subject: Cyatheaceae is a family of tree ferns that includes the iconic silver fern and other large, tropical and subtropical fern species.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.