Fagales
E321167
Fagales is an order of flowering plants that includes many ecologically and economically important trees such as beeches, oaks, birches, and alders.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fagales canonical | 24 |
| Fagales clade | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3019040 — 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: Fagales Context triple: [Fagaceae, order, Fagales]
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A.
Laurales
Laurales is an order of flowering plants that includes aromatic trees and shrubs such as laurels, cinnamon, and avocado.
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B.
Sciadopityaceae
Sciadopityaceae is a small family of conifers best known for the Japanese umbrella pine, a unique relict species endemic to Japan.
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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.
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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E.
Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae is a family of mostly tropical climbing plants known for their often toxic alkaloids and distinctive curved or crescent-shaped seeds.
- 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: Fagales Target entity description: Fagales is an order of flowering plants that includes many ecologically and economically important trees such as beeches, oaks, birches, and alders.
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A.
Laurales
Laurales is an order of flowering plants that includes aromatic trees and shrubs such as laurels, cinnamon, and avocado.
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B.
Sciadopityaceae
Sciadopityaceae is a small family of conifers best known for the Japanese umbrella pine, a unique relict species endemic to Japan.
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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.
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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E.
Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae is a family of mostly tropical climbing plants known for their often toxic alkaloids and distinctive curved or crescent-shaped seeds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant order
ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ
surface form:
Core eudicots
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonMember |
Alnus glutinosa
ⓘ
Betula pendula ⓘ Fagus sylvatica ⓘ Quercus ⓘ
surface form:
Quercus robur
|
| containsCommonNameGroup |
alders
ⓘ
beeches ⓘ birches ⓘ casuarinas ⓘ hazels ⓘ hickories ⓘ ironwoods ⓘ oaks ⓘ southern beeches ⓘ walnuts ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
dominant trees in temperate forests
ⓘ
important for wildlife food resources ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
ornamental plants
ⓘ
source of cork ⓘ source of nuts ⓘ source of tannins ⓘ source of timber ⓘ |
| fruitType | nuts ⓘ |
| growthForm |
mostly trees
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ |
| habitat | mainly temperate regions ⓘ |
| includesFamily |
Betulaceae
ⓘ
Casuarinaceae ⓘ oak family (Fagaceae) ⓘ
surface form:
Fagaceae
Juglandaceae ⓘ Myricaceae ⓘ Nothofagaceae ⓘ Rhoipteleaceae ⓘ Ticodendraceae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | mostly simple leaves ⓘ |
| pollinationMode | primarily wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system ⓘ |
| reproductiveType | flowering plants ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Carl Ludwig Willdenow ⓘ |
| taxonAuthorAbbreviation | Willd. ⓘ |
| taxonPublicationYear | 1811 ⓘ |
| typeFamily |
oak family (Fagaceae)
ⓘ
surface form:
Fagaceae
|
| unranked | Fabids ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fagales Description of subject: Fagales is an order of flowering plants that includes many ecologically and economically important trees such as beeches, oaks, birches, and alders.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fagaceae
subject surface form:
Nothofagus moorei
this entity surface form:
Fagales clade