Elenchus Fungorum
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Elenchus Fungorum is a foundational 19th-century mycological work by Elias Magnus Fries that systematically catalogues and classifies fungi.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elenchus Fungorum canonical | 2 |
| Observationes Mycologicae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5996219 — 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: Elenchus Fungorum Context triple: [Elias Magnus Fries, notableWork, Elenchus Fungorum]
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A.
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants is the globally accepted set of rules and recommendations that governs the scientific naming and classification of these groups of organisms.
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B.
Genera Plantarum
Genera Plantarum is a foundational botanical work by Carl Linnaeus that systematically classified and described plant genera, helping establish modern plant taxonomy.
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C.
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota is a major phylum of fungi that includes mushrooms, puffballs, bracket fungi, rusts, and smuts, characterized by producing sexual spores on specialized cells called basidia.
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D.
Flora Brasiliensis
Flora Brasiliensis is a monumental 19th-century multi-volume botanical work documenting and classifying the plant species of Brazil.
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E.
Holboellia
Holboellia is a small genus of woody, often evergreen climbing plants known for their ornamental foliage and sausage-shaped fruits, native to East Asia.
- 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: Elenchus Fungorum Target entity description: Elenchus Fungorum is a foundational 19th-century mycological work by Elias Magnus Fries that systematically catalogues and classifies fungi.
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A.
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants is the globally accepted set of rules and recommendations that governs the scientific naming and classification of these groups of organisms.
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B.
Genera Plantarum
Genera Plantarum is a foundational botanical work by Carl Linnaeus that systematically classified and described plant genera, helping establish modern plant taxonomy.
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C.
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota is a major phylum of fungi that includes mushrooms, puffballs, bracket fungi, rusts, and smuts, characterized by producing sexual spores on specialized cells called basidia.
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D.
Flora Brasiliensis
Flora Brasiliensis is a monumental 19th-century multi-volume botanical work documenting and classifying the plant species of Brazil.
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E.
Holboellia
Holboellia is a small genus of woody, often evergreen climbing plants known for their ornamental foliage and sausage-shaped fruits, native to East Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mycological work
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scientific book ⓘ taxonomic monograph ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | natural history ⓘ |
| author | Elias Magnus Fries ⓘ |
| catalogues | fungal taxa ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | morphology-based fungal classification ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| creator | Elias Magnus Fries ⓘ |
| describedBy | foundational 19th-century mycological work ⓘ |
| field |
mycology
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taxonomy ⓘ |
| genre |
reference work
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
botanists
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mycologists ⓘ |
| hasPart |
classification scheme for fungi
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taxonomic descriptions of fungal species ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th-century biology literature ⓘ |
| influenced | later mycological taxonomy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject | fungi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early comprehensive fungal classification
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systematic cataloguing of fungi ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
classification of fungi
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systematic catalogue of fungi ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | fungi known in the early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedIn | nomenclatural and taxonomic studies of fungi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elenchus Fungorum Description of subject: Elenchus Fungorum is a foundational 19th-century mycological work by Elias Magnus Fries that systematically catalogues and classifies fungi.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.