Vochysiaceae
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Vochysiaceae is a family of flowering plants, primarily tropical trees and shrubs, known for their distinctive floral structures and occurrence mainly in the Neotropics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vochysiaceae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3018983 — 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: Vochysiaceae Context triple: [Myrtales, includesFamily, Vochysiaceae]
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A.
Vitaceae
Vitaceae is a family of flowering plants best known for grapevines, many of which produce edible grapes and are cultivated worldwide for fruit and wine.
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B.
Eupteleaceae
Eupteleaceae is a small family of deciduous flowering trees and shrubs native to East Asia, known for their simple leaves and wind-pollinated flowers.
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C.
Surianaceae
Surianaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Fabales, comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs such as those in the genus Suriana.
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D.
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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E.
Tiliaceae
Tiliaceae is a former family of flowering plants, traditionally including linden and basswood trees, that is now largely subsumed within the mallow family Malvaceae in modern classifications.
- 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: Vochysiaceae Target entity description: Vochysiaceae is a family of flowering plants, primarily tropical trees and shrubs, known for their distinctive floral structures and occurrence mainly in the Neotropics.
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A.
Vitaceae
Vitaceae is a family of flowering plants best known for grapevines, many of which produce edible grapes and are cultivated worldwide for fruit and wine.
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B.
Eupteleaceae
Eupteleaceae is a small family of deciduous flowering trees and shrubs native to East Asia, known for their simple leaves and wind-pollinated flowers.
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C.
Surianaceae
Surianaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Fabales, comprising mostly tropical trees and shrubs such as those in the genus Suriana.
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D.
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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E.
Tiliaceae
Tiliaceae is a former family of flowering plants, traditionally including linden and basswood trees, that is now largely subsumed within the mallow family Malvaceae in modern classifications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angiosperm family
ⓘ
plant family ⓘ taxonomic family ⓘ |
| barkCharacteristic | often thick or corky bark in some genera ⓘ |
| characteristic |
distinctive floral structures
ⓘ
family of flowering plants ⓘ primarily tropical trees and shrubs ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| commonName | vochysia family ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Callisthene
ⓘ
Erisma ⓘ Qualea ⓘ Ruprechtia ⓘ Salvertia ⓘ Vochysia ⓘ |
| distribution |
Brazil
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ Neotropical realm ⓘ
surface form:
Neotropics
South America ⓘ tropical South America ⓘ |
| economicUse |
ornamental plants
ⓘ
timber source ⓘ |
| floralMerism | typically 3-merous perianth ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| flowerType | zygomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | capsule ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrubs
ⓘ
trees ⓘ |
| habitat |
savannas
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasTypeGenus | Vochysia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| namedBy | A. Saint-Hilaire ⓘ |
| nativeRange | New World tropics ⓘ |
| order | Myrtales ⓘ |
| ovaryPosition | inferior ovary ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 photosynthesis ⓘ |
| pollination |
insect-pollinated
ⓘ
often bee-pollinated ⓘ |
| stamenNumber | typically 1 to 3 fertile stamens ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vochysiaceae Description of subject: Vochysiaceae is a family of flowering plants, primarily tropical trees and shrubs, known for their distinctive floral structures and occurrence mainly in the Neotropics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Myrtales