Phellinaceae
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Phellinaceae is a family of fungi known for wood-decaying species that form tough, often perennial fruiting bodies on trees.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phellinaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9215747 — 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: Phellinaceae Context triple: [Asterales, containsTaxon, Phellinaceae]
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A.
Trapaceae
Trapaceae is a small family of aquatic flowering plants best known for the water chestnut genus Trapa, characterized by floating rosettes of leaves and spiny, nut-like fruits.
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B.
Xylariaceae
Xylariaceae is a family of ascomycete fungi best known for its wood-decaying species, many of which produce dark, club-shaped fruiting bodies on dead plant material.
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C.
Armatellaceae
Armatellaceae is a family of fungi within the order Meliolales, comprising mostly plant-associated, often parasitic species.
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D.
Rhoipteleaceae
Rhoipteleaceae is a small, now often merged, family of flowering plants historically recognized within the order Fagales and known for the single genus Rhoiptelea.
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E.
Requienellaceae
Requienellaceae is a family of ascomycete fungi within the order Xylariales, comprising species typically associated with wood or plant material.
- 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: Phellinaceae Target entity description: Phellinaceae is a family of fungi known for wood-decaying species that form tough, often perennial fruiting bodies on trees.
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A.
Trapaceae
Trapaceae is a small family of aquatic flowering plants best known for the water chestnut genus Trapa, characterized by floating rosettes of leaves and spiny, nut-like fruits.
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B.
Xylariaceae
Xylariaceae is a family of ascomycete fungi best known for its wood-decaying species, many of which produce dark, club-shaped fruiting bodies on dead plant material.
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C.
Armatellaceae
Armatellaceae is a family of fungi within the order Meliolales, comprising mostly plant-associated, often parasitic species.
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D.
Rhoipteleaceae
Rhoipteleaceae is a small, now often merged, family of flowering plants historically recognized within the order Fagales and known for the single genus Rhoiptelea.
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E.
Requienellaceae
Requienellaceae is a family of ascomycete fungi within the order Xylariales, comprising species typically associated with wood or plant material.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fungal family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| causesDisease | white rot ⓘ |
| cellWallComponent | chitin ⓘ |
| class | Agaricomycetes ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Fomitiporia
ⓘ
Fulvifomes ⓘ Inonotus ⓘ Phellinidium ⓘ Phellinus ⓘ Phellinus s.l. ⓘ
linked to:
Phellinus
Porodaedalea ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | wood-decaying fungi ⓘ |
| fruitingBodyAttachment |
resupinate
ⓘ
sessile ⓘ |
| fruitingBodyType |
corky
ⓘ
perennial ⓘ tough ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ |
| hymenophoreType | poroid ⓘ |
| impact |
tree pathogens
ⓘ
wood decomposers ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| namedAfterGenus | Phellinus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
causing heart rot in trees
ⓘ
persistent fruiting bodies on trunks and branches ⓘ |
| order | Hymenochaetales ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | mycologists ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via basidia ⓘ |
| sporeType | basidiospores ⓘ |
| subdivision | Basidiomycota ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| trophicMode |
parasitic
ⓘ
saprotrophic ⓘ |
| typicalSubstrate |
dead wood
ⓘ
living trees ⓘ wood of trees ⓘ |
| usedIn | forest pathology studies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phellinaceae Description of subject: Phellinaceae is a family of fungi known for wood-decaying species that form tough, often perennial fruiting bodies on trees.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.