Laurales
E257761
Laurales is an order of flowering plants that includes aromatic trees and shrubs such as laurels, cinnamon, and avocado.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laurales canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2284875 — 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: Laurales Context triple: [Camphor tree, order, Laurales]
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A.
Lauraceae
Lauraceae is a large family of mostly aromatic flowering trees and shrubs that includes economically important species such as laurels, cinnamon, avocado, and camphor.
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B.
Sapindales
Sapindales is an order of flowering plants that includes economically and ecologically important trees and shrubs such as mangoes, citrus, maples, and cashews.
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C.
Rosales
Rosales is an order of flowering plants that includes many familiar trees, shrubs, and herbs such as elms, roses, and nettles.
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D.
Lardizabalaceae
Lardizabalaceae is a small family of mostly woody, often climbing flowering plants known for their ornamental foliage and sometimes edible fruits, native primarily to East Asia and the Andes.
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E.
Malvales
Malvales is an order of flowering plants that includes mallows, hibiscus, and related families known for their often showy flowers and economic importance.
- 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: Laurales Target entity description: Laurales is an order of flowering plants that includes aromatic trees and shrubs such as laurels, cinnamon, and avocado.
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A.
Lauraceae
Lauraceae is a large family of mostly aromatic flowering trees and shrubs that includes economically important species such as laurels, cinnamon, avocado, and camphor.
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B.
Sapindales
Sapindales is an order of flowering plants that includes economically and ecologically important trees and shrubs such as mangoes, citrus, maples, and cashews.
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C.
Rosales
Rosales is an order of flowering plants that includes many familiar trees, shrubs, and herbs such as elms, roses, and nettles.
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D.
Lardizabalaceae
Lardizabalaceae is a small family of mostly woody, often climbing flowering plants known for their ornamental foliage and sometimes edible fruits, native primarily to East Asia and the Andes.
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E.
Malvales
Malvales is an order of flowering plants that includes mallows, hibiscus, and related families known for their often showy flowers and economic importance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Magnoliid order
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plant order ⓘ taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Angiosperms ⓘ |
| clade | Magnoliids ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| contains |
aromatic trees
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avocado plants ⓘ cinnamon plants ⓘ laurels ⓘ shrubs ⓘ |
| containsFamily |
Atherospermataceae
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Calycanthaceae ⓘ Gomortegaceae ⓘ Hernandiaceae ⓘ Idiospermaceae ⓘ Lauraceae ⓘ Monimiaceae ⓘ Siparunaceae ⓘ |
| describedAs | basal angiosperm order ⓘ |
| distribution |
mainly tropical and subtropical regions
ⓘ
some species in temperate regions ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
source of edible fruits
ⓘ
source of essential oils ⓘ source of spices ⓘ source of timber ⓘ |
| fruitType | often a berry or drupe ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
flowers often lack a clear distinction between petals and sepals
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flowers usually small and inconspicuous ⓘ leaves often contain essential oils ⓘ many species are aromatic ⓘ many species are evergreen ⓘ wood often rich in oil cells ⓘ |
| includesCrop | avocado ⓘ |
| includesHerb | bay laurel ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Cinnamomum verum
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Laurus nobilis ⓘ Persea ⓘ
surface form:
Persea americana
|
| includesSpice | cinnamon ⓘ |
| isA | order of flowering plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | often alternate leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | usually simple leaves ⓘ |
| phylum | Angiosperms ⓘ |
| pollination | mainly by insects ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Laurus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Laurales Description of subject: Laurales is an order of flowering plants that includes aromatic trees and shrubs such as laurels, cinnamon, and avocado.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Persea