Daldinia
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Daldinia is a genus of ascomycete fungi best known for its charcoal-like, concentric fruiting bodies often found on dead or dying wood.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6317551 — 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: Daldinia Context triple: [Xylariales, notableGenus, Daldinia]
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A.
Pothia
Pothia is the main town and administrative center of the Greek island of Kalymnos, known for its colorful hillside houses and harbor.
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B.
Holboellia
Holboellia is a small genus of woody, often evergreen climbing plants known for their ornamental foliage and sausage-shaped fruits, native to East Asia.
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C.
Dumetella
Dumetella is a small genus of New World passerine birds best known for including the gray catbird, a mimicking songbird found across much of North America.
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D.
Alphitonia
Alphitonia is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs, commonly known as ash or soap trees, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Pacific and Asia.
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E.
Reissekia
Reissekia is a small genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, native to parts of South America.
- 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: Daldinia Target entity description: Daldinia is a genus of ascomycete fungi best known for its charcoal-like, concentric fruiting bodies often found on dead or dying wood.
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A.
Pothia
Pothia is the main town and administrative center of the Greek island of Kalymnos, known for its colorful hillside houses and harbor.
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B.
Holboellia
Holboellia is a small genus of woody, often evergreen climbing plants known for their ornamental foliage and sausage-shaped fruits, native to East Asia.
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C.
Dumetella
Dumetella is a small genus of New World passerine birds best known for including the gray catbird, a mimicking songbird found across much of North America.
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D.
Alphitonia
Alphitonia is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs, commonly known as ash or soap trees, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Pacific and Asia.
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E.
Reissekia
Reissekia is a small genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, native to parts of South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fungal genus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
angiosperm wood
ⓘ
hardwood logs ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Hypoxylaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Sordariomycetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classOf | Sordariomycetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan in suitable woody habitats ⓘ |
| division | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divisionOf | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | saprobe ⓘ |
| family | Hypoxylaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fruitingBodyStructure | concentric zones ⓘ |
| fruitingBodyTexture | charcoal-like ⓘ |
| fruitingBodyType | stromatic ascomata ⓘ |
| habitat |
temperate forests
ⓘ
woodland ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Daldinia bambusicola
ⓘ
Daldinia childiae NERFINISHED ⓘ Daldinia concentrica NERFINISHED ⓘ Daldinia eschscholtzii NERFINISHED ⓘ Daldinia fissa NERFINISHED ⓘ Daldinia grandis ⓘ Daldinia lloydii NERFINISHED ⓘ Daldinia loculata NERFINISHED ⓘ Daldinia petriniae NERFINISHED ⓘ Daldinia placentiformis NERFINISHED ⓘ Daldinia raimundi NERFINISHED ⓘ Daldinia vernicosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
charcoal-like fruiting bodies
ⓘ
concentric internal zoning of stromata ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Agostino Daldini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Xylariales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderOf | Xylariales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via asci ⓘ |
| sporeType | ascospore ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor |
Giuseppe De Notaris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vincenzo de Cesati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trophicMode | saprotrophic ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Daldinia concentrica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalSubstrate |
dead wood
ⓘ
dying wood ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1863 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daldinia Description of subject: Daldinia is a genus of ascomycete fungi best known for its charcoal-like, concentric fruiting bodies often found on dead or dying wood.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gnomonia