Menispermaceae
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Menispermaceae is a family of mostly tropical climbing plants known for their often toxic alkaloids and distinctive curved or crescent-shaped seeds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Menispermaceae canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T637842 — 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: Menispermaceae Context triple: [Ranunculales, includesFamily, Menispermaceae]
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A.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
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B.
Barbeyaceae
Barbeyaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Rosales, comprising shrubs or small trees native to arid and semi-arid regions of East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
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C.
Dirachmaceae
Dirachmaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Rosales, comprising rare shrubs or small trees native to arid regions of the Horn of Africa and nearby areas.
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D.
Cephalotaxaceae
Cephalotaxaceae is a small family of coniferous trees and shrubs, commonly known as plum yews, native to East Asia and valued for their ornamental foliage and, in some species, medicinal alkaloids.
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E.
Anisophylleaceae
Anisophylleaceae is a small family of tropical flowering trees and shrubs known for their distinctive leaf arrangement and occurrence in wet forest habitats.
- 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: Menispermaceae Target entity description: 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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A.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
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B.
Barbeyaceae
Barbeyaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Rosales, comprising shrubs or small trees native to arid and semi-arid regions of East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
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C.
Dirachmaceae
Dirachmaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Rosales, comprising rare shrubs or small trees native to arid regions of the Horn of Africa and nearby areas.
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D.
Cephalotaxaceae
Cephalotaxaceae is a small family of coniferous trees and shrubs, commonly known as plum yews, native to East Asia and valued for their ornamental foliage and, in some species, medicinal alkaloids.
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E.
Anisophylleaceae
Anisophylleaceae is a small family of tropical flowering trees and shrubs known for their distinctive leaf arrangement and occurrence in wet forest habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | moonseed family ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Anamirta
ⓘ
Cissampelos ⓘ Cocculus ⓘ
linked to:
Cissampelos
Menispermum ⓘ Stephania ⓘ Tinospora ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
deeply curved endosperm
ⓘ
horseshoe-shaped seeds in many species ⓘ |
| distribution |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
some species used in traditional medicine
ⓘ
source of pharmacologically active compounds ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Greek words for "moon" and "seed" ⓘ |
| flowerSex |
dioecious
ⓘ
unisexual flowers ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | small inconspicuous flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | drupe ⓘ |
| growthForm |
climbing plants
ⓘ
lianas ⓘ woody climbers ⓘ |
| habitat |
tropical forests
ⓘ
woodland margins ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| notableChemicalConstituent | isoquinoline alkaloids ⓘ |
| notableProperty | many species are toxic ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Cocculus carolinus
ⓘ
Menispermum canadense ⓘ
linked to:
Menispermum
Stephania tetrandra ⓘ Tinospora cordifolia ⓘ
linked to:
Tinospora
|
| notableUse |
source of arrow poisons
ⓘ
source of medicinal alkaloids ⓘ |
| order | Ranunculales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via seeds ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | animal-dispersed fruits ⓘ |
| seedShape |
crescent-shaped seeds
ⓘ
curved seeds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Menispermum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Menispermaceae Description of subject: Menispermaceae is a family of mostly tropical climbing plants known for their often toxic alkaloids and distinctive curved or crescent-shaped seeds.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.