Salicaceae
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Salicaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes willows, poplars, and cottonwoods, many of which are important trees in temperate and boreal ecosystems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salicaceae canonical | 2 |
| Salicaceae sensu lato | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9608533 — 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: Salicaceae Context triple: [Plains cottonwood, family, Salicaceae]
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A.
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnaceae is a small family of flowering plants, commonly known as the oleaster or silverberry family, that includes shrubs and small trees often adapted to dry or nutrient-poor soils.
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B.
Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelidaceae is a family of flowering plants best known for shrubs and small trees such as witch-hazels, often valued for their ornamental flowers and medicinal uses.
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C.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
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D.
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the buckthorn family, that includes shrubs, trees, and some vines found in diverse habitats worldwide.
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E.
Cornaceae
Cornaceae is a family of flowering plants best known for the dogwoods, which are mostly trees and shrubs found in temperate regions.
- 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: Salicaceae Target entity description: Salicaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes willows, poplars, and cottonwoods, many of which are important trees in temperate and boreal ecosystems.
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A.
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnaceae is a small family of flowering plants, commonly known as the oleaster or silverberry family, that includes shrubs and small trees often adapted to dry or nutrient-poor soils.
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B.
Hamamelidaceae
Hamamelidaceae is a family of flowering plants best known for shrubs and small trees such as witch-hazels, often valued for their ornamental flowers and medicinal uses.
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C.
Ulmaceae
Ulmaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs best known for including the elms, which are widespread in temperate regions.
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D.
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the buckthorn family, that includes shrubs, trees, and some vines found in diverse habitats worldwide.
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E.
Cornaceae
Cornaceae is a family of flowering plants best known for the dogwoods, which are mostly trees and shrubs found in temperate regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | willow family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCompound | salicin ⓘ |
| currentCircumscription | expanded to include many former Flacourtiaceae genera ⓘ |
| distribution |
cosmopolitan
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especially in temperate regions ⓘ present in boreal regions ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
dominant trees in riparian habitats
ⓘ
important components of boreal forests ⓘ important components of temperate forests ⓘ |
| economicUse |
ornamental trees and shrubs
ⓘ
source of pulpwood ⓘ source of timber ⓘ used for basketry and wickerwork ⓘ used for bioenergy plantations ⓘ used in erosion control ⓘ used in phytoremediation ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dioecious plants
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flowers often in catkins ⓘ flowers usually unisexual ⓘ mostly trees and shrubs ⓘ often serrate leaf margins ⓘ simple leaves ⓘ usually alternate leaves ⓘ woody plants ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Abatia
NERFINISHED
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Azara ⓘ Banara NERFINISHED ⓘ Bartholomaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Bennettiodendron NERFINISHED ⓘ Bivinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Carrierea NERFINISHED ⓘ Casearia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chosenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dovyalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Euceraea NERFINISHED ⓘ Flacourtia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hasseltia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hasseltiopsis NERFINISHED ⓘ Hecatostemon NERFINISHED ⓘ Homalium NERFINISHED ⓘ Idesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Itoa NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunania NERFINISHED ⓘ Macrohasseltia NERFINISHED ⓘ Neopringlea NERFINISHED ⓘ Neosprucea NERFINISHED ⓘ Olmediella NERFINISHED ⓘ Oncoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Osmelia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pachystroma NERFINISHED ⓘ Pineda NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleuranthodendron NERFINISHED ⓘ Poliothyrsis NERFINISHED ⓘ Populus ⓘ Prockia ⓘ Pseudoscolopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryania NERFINISHED ⓘ Salix NERFINISHED ⓘ Scyphostegia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tetrathylacium NERFINISHED ⓘ Tisonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Trichostephanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Xylosma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Populus deltoides
NERFINISHED
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Populus nigra NERFINISHED ⓘ Populus tremula NERFINISHED ⓘ Populus tremuloides NERFINISHED ⓘ Salix alba NERFINISHED ⓘ Salix babylonica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Malpighiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| previousCircumscription | formerly restricted mainly to Salix and Populus ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Salix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salicaceae Description of subject: Salicaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes willows, poplars, and cottonwoods, many of which are important trees in temperate and boreal ecosystems.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Salicaceae sensu lato