Caryophyllales
E9794
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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caryophyllales canonical | 151 |
| Caryophyllales sensu lato | 4 |
| Caryophyllales clade | 1 |
| Caryophyllales s.l. | 1 |
| Centrospermae | 1 |
| core Caryophyllales | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T62181 — 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: Caryophyllales Context triple: [nopal cactus, order, Caryophyllales]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Fabaceae
Fabaceae is a large and economically important family of flowering plants, commonly known as the legume or pea family, that includes beans, peas, lentils, and many other nitrogen-fixing species.
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D.
Papaveraceae
Papaveraceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the poppy family, which includes many species with showy, often brightly colored flowers.
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E.
Cactaceae
Cactaceae is a large family of predominantly succulent, spiny plants adapted to arid environments, commonly known as cacti.
- 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: Caryophyllales Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Fabaceae
Fabaceae is a large and economically important family of flowering plants, commonly known as the legume or pea family, that includes beans, peas, lentils, and many other nitrogen-fixing species.
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D.
Papaveraceae
Papaveraceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the poppy family, which includes many species with showy, often brightly colored flowers.
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E.
Cactaceae
Cactaceae is a large family of predominantly succulent, spiny plants adapted to arid environments, commonly known as cacti.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant order
ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| APGSystemPlacement |
APG IV system
ⓘ
core eudicots clade ⓘ |
| characteristic |
includes climbers
ⓘ
includes many herbaceous plants ⓘ includes shrubs and trees ⓘ many species adapted to arid environments ⓘ many species adapted to saline soils ⓘ many species are halophytes ⓘ many species are succulents ⓘ often have betalain pigments instead of anthocyanins ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Asterids ⓘ Core eudicots ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ Superasterids ⓘ |
| class |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Magnoliopsida
|
| containsTaxon |
Aizoaceae
ⓘ
Amaranthaceae ⓘ Basellaceae ⓘ Cactaceae ⓘ Cactales sensu lato ⓘ Caryophyllaceae ⓘ Amaranthaceae ⓘ
surface form:
Chenopodiaceae
Droseraceae ⓘ Nepenthaceae ⓘ Nyctaginaceae ⓘ Phytolaccaceae ⓘ Plumbaginaceae ⓘ Polygonaceae ⓘ Portulacaceae ⓘ Tamaricaceae ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
food crops
ⓘ
forage plants ⓘ industrial crops ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ |
| exampleSpecies |
Amaranthus caudatus
ⓘ
Beta vulgaris ⓘ Dianthus caryophyllus ⓘ Drosera ⓘ
surface form:
Drosera rotundifolia
Nepenthes rajah ⓘ nopal cactus ⓘ
surface form:
Opuntia ficus-indica
Spinacia oleracea ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal salt marshes
ⓘ
deserts ⓘ saline soils ⓘ temperate regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| hasSynonym |
Caryophyllales
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Centrospermae
|
| includesCommonName |
Dionaea muscipula
ⓘ
surface form:
Venus flytraps
amaranths ⓘ buckwheats ⓘ cacti ⓘ carnations ⓘ carnivorous sundews ⓘ goosefoots ⓘ ice plants ⓘ purslanes ⓘ tropical pitcher plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafFeature |
often opposite or alternate leaves
ⓘ
usually simple leaves ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathways |
includes C3 plants
ⓘ
includes C4 plants ⓘ includes CAM plants ⓘ |
| pigmentation | betalains mutually exclusive with anthocyanins ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Angiosperm Phylogeny Group ⓘ |
| reproductiveFeature |
flowers usually actinomorphic
ⓘ
often free-central placentation ⓘ ovary usually superior ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| type | flowering plants ⓘ |
| vascularFeature | often anomalous secondary growth in some families ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Caryophyllales Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (159)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nyctaginia
subject surface form:
Nyctaginoideae