Proteaceae
Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants. Mainly restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, it is a fairly large family, with around 80 genera but fewer than 2000 species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae they make up the order Proteales.
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| Inflorescence of Protea cynaroides | |
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About 80, see text | |
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Subfamilies
Traditionally divided in two subfamilies:Persoonioideae and Grevilleoideae. Recently, workers have recognized seven subfamilies:
- Persoonioideae,
- Bellendenoideae,
- Eidotheoideae,
- Proteoideae,
- Sphalmioideae,
- Carnarvonioideae
- Grevilleoideae
Proteaceae Media
Plate from book
Inflorescence and leaves of the pin-cushion hakea (Hakea laurina)
Inflorescence of Protea caffra
Fruit of Brabejum stellatifolium
Edible nuts of Macadamia
- Hakeapurpurea
Lambertia uniflora? (labelled as Lambertia multiflora) Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
Isopogon anemonifolius
Flowers, leaves and fruit of Banksia coccinea, from Ferdinand Bauer's 1813 flora Illustrationes Florae Novae Hollandiae
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