Ginkgoales
E242390
Ginkgoales is an ancient order of gymnosperm trees best known for the living fossil species Ginkgo biloba, characterized by fan-shaped leaves and distinctive reproductive structures.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ginkgoales canonical | 2 |
| Ginkgophyta | 2 |
| Ginkgoopsida | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2189835 — 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: Ginkgoales Context triple: [Spermatophyta, includes, Ginkgoales]
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A.
Gnetophyta
Gnetophyta is a small, unusual division of gymnosperms that includes genera like Ephedra, Gnetum, and Welwitschia, notable for their diverse morphologies and debated evolutionary relationships among seed plants.
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B.
Pinopsida
Pinopsida is the class of coniferous, seed-producing gymnosperm plants that includes pines, cypresses, firs, and related trees and shrubs.
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C.
Pinophyta
Pinophyta is the plant division comprising the conifers, a major group of woody, cone-bearing gymnosperms that includes pines, firs, spruces, and redwoods.
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D.
Platycladus
Platycladus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous trees commonly known as Chinese arborvitae, widely used as ornamental and hedging plants in East Asia and beyond.
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E.
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.
- 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: Ginkgoales Target entity description: Ginkgoales is an ancient order of gymnosperm trees best known for the living fossil species Ginkgo biloba, characterized by fan-shaped leaves and distinctive reproductive structures.
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A.
Gnetophyta
Gnetophyta is a small, unusual division of gymnosperms that includes genera like Ephedra, Gnetum, and Welwitschia, notable for their diverse morphologies and debated evolutionary relationships among seed plants.
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B.
Pinopsida
Pinopsida is the class of coniferous, seed-producing gymnosperm plants that includes pines, cypresses, firs, and related trees and shrubs.
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C.
Pinophyta
Pinophyta is the plant division comprising the conifers, a major group of woody, cone-bearing gymnosperms that includes pines, firs, spruces, and redwoods.
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D.
Platycladus
Platycladus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous trees commonly known as Chinese arborvitae, widely used as ornamental and hedging plants in East Asia and beyond.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gymnosperm order
ⓘ
plant order ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| bestKnownExtantSpecies | Ginkgo biloba ⓘ |
| branchingPattern | spur shoots and long shoots ⓘ |
| class |
Ginkgoales
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ginkgoopsida
|
| commonName | ginkgo order ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Ginkgo biloba
ⓘ
Ginkgoaceae ⓘ |
| currentNaturalDistribution | restricted in the wild in China ⓘ |
| diversity | very low extant diversity ⓘ |
| division |
Ginkgoales
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ginkgophyta
|
| extantSpeciesCount | 1 ⓘ |
| geologicalFirstAppearance | Permian ⓘ |
| growthForm | trees ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance | ornamental trees via Ginkgo biloba ⓘ |
| hasMedicinalUseVia | Ginkgo biloba extracts ⓘ |
| hasResinCanals | true ⓘ |
| historicalDistribution | widespread in Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| isGymnosperm | true ⓘ |
| isSeedPlant | true ⓘ |
| isVascularPlant | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| knownFromFossilRecord | true ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | clustered on spur shoots ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | deciduous leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | fan-shaped leaves ⓘ |
| leafVenation | dichotomous venation ⓘ |
| livingFossilRepresentative | Ginkgo biloba ⓘ |
| majorRadiation | Mesozoic ⓘ |
| ovulePosition | borne on stalks ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| phylum |
Ginkgoales
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ginkgophyta
|
| pollenStructure | multiflagellate sperm ⓘ |
| pollinationMode |
wind pollination
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zoidogamy ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | botanists ⓘ |
| reproductiveType |
dioecious
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heterosporous ⓘ |
| seedCoatCharacteristic | fleshy outer layer ⓘ |
| seedEnclosure | not enclosed in fruit ⓘ |
| seedOdor | butyric acid smell when decaying ⓘ |
| seedType | naked seeds ⓘ |
| status | relictual lineage ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
paleobotany
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plant systematics ⓘ |
| typeGenus |
Ginkgo biloba
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surface form:
Ginkgo
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| woodType | secondary xylem with tracheids ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ginkgoales Description of subject: Ginkgoales is an ancient order of gymnosperm trees best known for the living fossil species Ginkgo biloba, characterized by fan-shaped leaves and distinctive reproductive structures.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ginkgophyta
this entity surface form:
Ginkgophyta
this entity surface form:
Ginkgoopsida