Lowiaceae
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Lowiaceae is a small family of tropical flowering plants within the order Zingiberales, best known for the genus Orchidantha, whose species often have orchid-like flowers and grow in shaded, humid forest habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lowiaceae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11977104 — 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: Lowiaceae Context triple: [Zingiberales, containsFamily, Lowiaceae]
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A.
Restionaceae
Restionaceae is a family of rush-like, grass-like flowering plants characteristic of nutrient-poor, fire-prone habitats such as South African fynbos and Australian heaths.
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B.
Lardizabalaceae
Lardizabalaceae is a small family of mostly woody, often climbing flowering plants known for their ornamental foliage and sometimes edible fruits, native primarily to East Asia and the Andes.
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C.
Alzateaceae
Alzateaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mainly tropical trees and shrubs native to Central and South America.
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D.
Rapateaceae
Rapateaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Poales, primarily consisting of herbaceous species native to tropical South America and parts of West Africa, often found in wet, nutrient-poor habitats.
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E.
Donatiaceae
Donatiaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Asterales, known for its limited number of species and specialized distribution.
- 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: Lowiaceae Target entity description: Lowiaceae is a small family of tropical flowering plants within the order Zingiberales, best known for the genus Orchidantha, whose species often have orchid-like flowers and grow in shaded, humid forest habitats.
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A.
Restionaceae
Restionaceae is a family of rush-like, grass-like flowering plants characteristic of nutrient-poor, fire-prone habitats such as South African fynbos and Australian heaths.
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B.
Lardizabalaceae
Lardizabalaceae is a small family of mostly woody, often climbing flowering plants known for their ornamental foliage and sometimes edible fruits, native primarily to East Asia and the Andes.
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C.
Alzateaceae
Alzateaceae is a small family of flowering plants comprising mainly tropical trees and shrubs native to Central and South America.
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D.
Rapateaceae
Rapateaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Poales, primarily consisting of herbaceous species native to tropical South America and parts of West Africa, often found in wet, nutrient-poor habitats.
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E.
Donatiaceae
Donatiaceae is a small family of flowering plants within the order Asterales, known for its limited number of species and specialized distribution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.