Nitrariaceae
E136617
Nitrariaceae is a small family of flowering plants, mostly shrubs and small trees, known for their adaptation to arid and saline environments and for including genera such as Nitraria and Peganum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nitrariaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1197797 — 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: Nitrariaceae Context triple: [Sapindales, contains, Nitrariaceae]
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A.
Circaeasteraceae
Circaeasteraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Ranunculales, known for its few herbaceous species with limited geographic distribution in Asia.
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B.
Picramniaceae
Picramniaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs, recognized in modern classifications as part of the order Rosales.
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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.
Rousselia
Rousselia is a genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
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E.
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.
- 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: Nitrariaceae Target entity description: Nitrariaceae is a small family of flowering plants, mostly shrubs and small trees, known for their adaptation to arid and saline environments and for including genera such as Nitraria and Peganum.
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A.
Circaeasteraceae
Circaeasteraceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Ranunculales, known for its few herbaceous species with limited geographic distribution in Asia.
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B.
Picramniaceae
Picramniaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs, recognized in modern classifications as part of the order Rosales.
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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.
Rousselia
Rousselia is a genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angiosperm family
ⓘ
plant family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation |
drought tolerance
ⓘ
salt tolerance ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| containsSecondaryMetabolites | alkaloids ⓘ |
| describedAs | small family of flowering plants ⓘ |
| distribution |
Australia
ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ Eurasia ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
halophytes
ⓘ
xerophytes ⓘ |
| economicUse |
forage in arid regions
ⓘ
medicinal plants ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| flowerType | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType |
berry
ⓘ
capsule ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrubs
ⓘ
small trees ⓘ |
| habitatAdaptation |
arid environments
ⓘ
saline environments ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Aphanocarpus
ⓘ
Malacocarpus ⓘ Nitraria ⓘ Peganum ⓘ Tetradiclis ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Nitraria
ⓘ
surface form:
Nitraria retusa
Peganum harmala ⓘ |
| order | Sapindales ⓘ |
| ovaryPosition | superior ovary ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| previousClassification |
Zygophyllaceae
ⓘ
surface form:
Zygophyllaceae sensu lato
|
| recognizedBy |
APG III classification
ⓘ
surface form:
APG III system
APG IV system ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Nitraria ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nitrariaceae Description of subject: Nitrariaceae is a small family of flowering plants, mostly shrubs and small trees, known for their adaptation to arid and saline environments and for including genera such as Nitraria and Peganum.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.