protea family, n.
large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales
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Proteaceae family Proteaceae protea family
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Bartle Frere, genus Bartle-Frere, green dinosaur
genus Protea
genus Banksia
Conospermum, genus Conospermum
Embothrium, genus Embothrium
Guevina, genus Guevina
genus Grevillea
Hakea, genus Hakea
Knightia, genus Knightia
Lambertia, genus Lambertia
Leucadendron, genus Leucadendron
genus Lomatia
genus Macadamia
Orites, genus Orites
Persoonia, genus Persoonia
Stenocarpus, genus Stenocarpus
Telopea, genus Telopea
Xylomelum, genus Xylomelum