order Fagales
E82406
Order Fagales is a group of flowering plants that includes many ecologically and economically important trees such as oaks, beeches, birches, and alders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| order Fagales canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T682036 — 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: order Fagales Context triple: [Rosids, contains, order Fagales]
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A.
Sapindales
Sapindales is an order of flowering plants that includes economically and ecologically important trees and shrubs such as mangoes, citrus, maples, and cashews.
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B.
Ranunculales
Ranunculales is an order of flowering plants that includes several families of mostly herbaceous species, many of which are known for their ornamental flowers and bioactive chemical compounds.
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C.
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales is a large and diverse order of flowering plants that includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, and many succulent and halophytic species adapted to extreme environments.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: order Fagales Target entity description: Order Fagales is a group of flowering plants that includes many ecologically and economically important trees such as oaks, beeches, birches, and alders.
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A.
Sapindales
Sapindales is an order of flowering plants that includes economically and ecologically important trees and shrubs such as mangoes, citrus, maples, and cashews.
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B.
Ranunculales
Ranunculales is an order of flowering plants that includes several families of mostly herbaceous species, many of which are known for their ornamental flowers and bioactive chemical compounds.
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C.
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales is a large and diverse order of flowering plants that includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, and many succulent and halophytic species adapted to extreme environments.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant order
ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| authority | Lindley ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ
surface form:
Core eudicots
Eudicots ⓘ Fabids ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| class |
Eudicots
ⓘ
surface form:
Eudicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Betulaceae
ⓘ
Casuarinaceae ⓘ oak family (Fagaceae) ⓘ
surface form:
Fagaceae
Juglandaceae ⓘ Myricaceae ⓘ Nothofagaceae ⓘ Rhoipteleaceae ⓘ Ticodendraceae ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
dominant canopy trees
ⓘ
nitrogen fixation in some members ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
nut crops
ⓘ
ornamental trees ⓘ timber production ⓘ |
| flowerSex | unisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType |
achene
ⓘ
nut ⓘ samara ⓘ |
| habitat |
boreal forests
ⓘ
montane forests ⓘ temperate forests ⓘ |
| includes |
alders
ⓘ
beeches ⓘ birches ⓘ casuarinas ⓘ hazels ⓘ hickories ⓘ hornbeams ⓘ oaks ⓘ southern beeches ⓘ walnuts ⓘ |
| isMonophyletic | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| lifeForm | mostly trees and shrubs ⓘ |
| namedBy | John Lindley ⓘ |
| ovaryPosition | inferior ovary ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | anemophily ⓘ |
| reproduction | seed-bearing ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| typeOf | flowering plant order ⓘ |
| typicalPollination | wind pollination ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: order Fagales Description of subject: Order Fagales is a group of flowering plants that includes many ecologically and economically important trees such as oaks, beeches, birches, and alders.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.