Martyniaceae
E728719
Martyniaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, commonly known for their often sticky, glandular herbs and shrubs such as devil’s claw.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martyniaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8348323 — 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: Martyniaceae Context triple: [Lamiales, includesFamily, Martyniaceae]
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A.
Marattiopsida
Marattiopsida is a class of large, mostly tropical ferns characterized by robust, fleshy rhizomes and often massive, pinnate fronds, representing one of the more ancient lineages of living ferns.
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B.
Togniniaceae
Togniniaceae is a family of fungi within the order Togniniales, comprising ascomycetous species often associated with wood and plant material.
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C.
Crypteroniaceae
Crypteroniaceae is a small family of flowering trees and shrubs native mainly to tropical Asia, classified within the order Myrtales.
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D.
Taxodiaceae
Taxodiaceae is a former family of mostly large, long-lived coniferous trees such as redwoods and bald cypresses, now generally treated within the cypress family Cupressaceae.
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E.
Octoknemaceae
Octoknemaceae is a small family of flowering plants classified within the order Cucurbitales.
- 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: Martyniaceae Target entity description: Martyniaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, commonly known for their often sticky, glandular herbs and shrubs such as devil’s claw.
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A.
Marattiopsida
Marattiopsida is a class of large, mostly tropical ferns characterized by robust, fleshy rhizomes and often massive, pinnate fronds, representing one of the more ancient lineages of living ferns.
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B.
Togniniaceae
Togniniaceae is a family of fungi within the order Togniniales, comprising ascomycetous species often associated with wood and plant material.
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C.
Crypteroniaceae
Crypteroniaceae is a small family of flowering trees and shrubs native mainly to tropical Asia, classified within the order Myrtales.
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D.
Taxodiaceae
Taxodiaceae is a former family of mostly large, long-lived coniferous trees such as redwoods and bald cypresses, now generally treated within the cypress family Cupressaceae.
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E.
Octoknemaceae
Octoknemaceae is a small family of flowering plants classified within the order Cucurbitales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Asterids ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | devil’s claw family ⓘ |
| describedAs | small family of flowering plants ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicUse |
dried fruits used in basketry
ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| flowerType |
bilabiate corolla
ⓘ
zygomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType |
indehiscent or tardily dehiscent fruit
ⓘ
woody capsule ⓘ |
| growthForm |
herbs
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ subshrubs ⓘ |
| habitat |
disturbed sites
ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
glandular hairs
ⓘ
often malodorous glands ⓘ sticky herbage ⓘ |
| hasLatex | no ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Lamiales families ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Holoregmia
ⓘ
Ibicella ⓘ Martynia ⓘ Proboscidea ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle |
annual herbs
ⓘ
perennial herbs ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Americas
ⓘ
subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ warm temperate regions ⓘ |
| notableSpeciesCommonName | devil’s claw ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales ⓘ |
| ovaryPosition | superior ovary ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system ⓘ |
| reproductiveFeature | two stamens fertile and others reduced or sterile ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | hooked fruits for animal dispersal ⓘ |
| stemCharacteristic | often viscid stems ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martyniaceae Description of subject: Martyniaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, commonly known for their often sticky, glandular herbs and shrubs such as devil’s claw.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.