Myrsinaceae
E1000532
Myrsinaceae is a former family of flowering plants, now usually included in Primulaceae, that comprised mostly tropical shrubs and small trees known for their simple evergreen leaves and small, often colorful fruits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Myrsinaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12728516 — 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: Myrsinaceae Context triple: [Ericales, containsFamily, Myrsinaceae]
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A.
Loasaceae
Loasaceae is a family of mostly herbaceous flowering plants, many with stinging hairs and showy, often night-blooming flowers, native primarily to the Americas.
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B.
Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae is a family of mostly herbaceous flowering plants known for their often rosette-forming species commonly found in cool, temperate regions and rocky habitats.
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C.
Stemonuraceae
Stemonuraceae is a small family of flowering plants, primarily tropical trees and shrubs, known for their occurrence in Southeast Asia and the Pacific regions.
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D.
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae is a large family of mostly tropical flowering plants known for their opposite leaves with distinctive parallel veins and often showy, colorful flowers.
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E.
Corsiaceae
Corsiaceae is a small family of rare, non-photosynthetic, mycoheterotrophic flowering plants found primarily in forested regions of the Southern Hemisphere.
- 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: Myrsinaceae Target entity description: Myrsinaceae is a former family of flowering plants, now usually included in Primulaceae, that comprised mostly tropical shrubs and small trees known for their simple evergreen leaves and small, often colorful fruits.
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A.
Loasaceae
Loasaceae is a family of mostly herbaceous flowering plants, many with stinging hairs and showy, often night-blooming flowers, native primarily to the Americas.
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B.
Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae is a family of mostly herbaceous flowering plants known for their often rosette-forming species commonly found in cool, temperate regions and rocky habitats.
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C.
Stemonuraceae
Stemonuraceae is a small family of flowering plants, primarily tropical trees and shrubs, known for their occurrence in Southeast Asia and the Pacific regions.
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D.
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae is a large family of mostly tropical flowering plants known for their opposite leaves with distinctive parallel veins and often showy, colorful flowers.
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E.
Corsiaceae
Corsiaceae is a small family of rare, non-photosynthetic, mycoheterotrophic flowering plants found primarily in forested regions of the Southern Hemisphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| APGIIIAndIVTreatment | included in Primulaceae ⓘ |
| APGSystem | Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOrder | Ericales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentPlacement | subsumed into Primulaceae ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| flowerCharacteristic | small flowers ⓘ |
| formerPlacement | separate family in Ericales ⓘ |
| fruitCharacteristic | often colorful ⓘ |
| fruitType | small fruits ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrubs
ⓘ
small trees ⓘ |
| historicalUse | recognized as a distinct family in older classifications ⓘ |
| isNowIncludedIn | Primulaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPhenology | evergreen ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Ardisia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Embelia NERFINISHED ⓘ Maesa NERFINISHED ⓘ Myrsine NERFINISHED ⓘ Rapanea ⓘ |
| order | Ericales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | no longer recognized as a separate family in most modern systems ⓘ |
| taxonomicChangeReason | molecular phylogenetic evidence ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | family ⓘ |
| typeOf | flowering plant family ⓘ |
| typicalDistribution | mostly tropical regions ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Myrsinaceae Description of subject: Myrsinaceae is a former family of flowering plants, now usually included in Primulaceae, that comprised mostly tropical shrubs and small trees known for their simple evergreen leaves and small, often colorful fruits.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.