Orobanchaceae
E731178
Orobanchaceae is a family of mostly parasitic flowering plants, including broomrapes and related genera, known for their specialized adaptations to obtain nutrients from host plants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orobanchaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8348318 — 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: Orobanchaceae Context triple: [Lamiales, includesFamily, Orobanchaceae]
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A.
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae is a large family of flowering plants, commonly known as the pink or carnation family, that includes many herbaceous species found worldwide, especially in temperate regions.
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B.
Boraginales
Boraginales is an order of flowering plants that includes families such as Boraginaceae, characterized by often rough, hairy leaves and typically coiled inflorescences.
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C.
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, traditionally known as the figwort family and including many herbaceous species and shrubs found worldwide.
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D.
Apodanthaceae
Apodanthaceae is a small family of rare, obligate parasitic flowering plants that live almost entirely embedded within their host plants and only emerge to produce flowers.
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E.
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the morning glory family, which includes many twining vines and herbaceous species with funnel-shaped flowers.
- 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: Orobanchaceae Target entity description: Orobanchaceae is a family of mostly parasitic flowering plants, including broomrapes and related genera, known for their specialized adaptations to obtain nutrients from host plants.
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A.
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae is a large family of flowering plants, commonly known as the pink or carnation family, that includes many herbaceous species found worldwide, especially in temperate regions.
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B.
Boraginales
Boraginales is an order of flowering plants that includes families such as Boraginaceae, characterized by often rough, hairy leaves and typically coiled inflorescences.
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C.
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, traditionally known as the figwort family and including many herbaceous species and shrubs found worldwide.
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D.
Apodanthaceae
Apodanthaceae is a small family of rare, obligate parasitic flowering plants that live almost entirely embedded within their host plants and only emerge to produce flowers.
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E.
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the morning glory family, which includes many twining vines and herbaceous species with funnel-shaped flowers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| chlorophyllPresence | often reduced or absent in holoparasites ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | broomrape family ⓘ |
| containsParasiticSpecies | true ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicImpact | includes serious crop parasites ⓘ |
| floralSymmetry | usually zygomorphic ⓘ |
| flowerType | angiosperm flowers ⓘ |
| hostRange | many herbaceous and cereal crops ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Agalinis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alectra NERFINISHED ⓘ Bartsia NERFINISHED ⓘ Bellardia NERFINISHED ⓘ Boschniakia NERFINISHED ⓘ Castilleja NERFINISHED ⓘ Cistanche NERFINISHED ⓘ Conopholis NERFINISHED ⓘ Epifagus NERFINISHED ⓘ Euphrasia NERFINISHED ⓘ Harveya NERFINISHED ⓘ Hedbergia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyobanche NERFINISHED ⓘ Lathraea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mannagettaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Melampyrum NERFINISHED ⓘ Odontites NERFINISHED ⓘ Orobanche NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthocarpus NERFINISHED ⓘ Parentucellia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedicularis NERFINISHED ⓘ Phelipanche NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhinanthus ⓘ Striga ⓘ Tozzia NERFINISHED ⓘ Triphysaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isParasitic | mostly parasitic ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| notablePestGenera |
Orobanche
GENERATED
ⓘ
Phelipanche GENERATED ⓘ Striga GENERATED ⓘ |
| nutrientAcquisition | haustoria connecting to host roots ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parasitismType |
hemiparasitic
ⓘ
holoparasitic ⓘ |
| parasitizes | roots of host plants ⓘ |
| photosyntheticCapability | many species non-photosynthetic ⓘ |
| photosyntheticStatusVariation | from fully non-photosynthetic to partially photosynthetic ⓘ |
| pollination | mainly by insects ⓘ |
| reproduction | by seeds ⓘ |
| seedCharacteristic | very small seeds in many species ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | primarily by wind and water ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Orobanchaceae Description of subject: Orobanchaceae is a family of mostly parasitic flowering plants, including broomrapes and related genera, known for their specialized adaptations to obtain nutrients from host plants.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.