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Proteaceae
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Proteaceae - large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Protealesfamily Proteaceae, protea familydicot family, magnoliopsid family - family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germinationorder Proteales, Proteales - coextensive with the family ProteaceaeBartle Frere, genus Bartle-Frere, green dinosaur - a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially namedgenus Protea - type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubsgenus Banksia - important genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or trees with alternate leathery leaves and yellowish flowersConospermum, genus Conospermum - Australian shrubs (some trees) with flowers in dense spikes: smoke bushEmbothrium, genus Embothrium - small genus of South American evergreen shrubs or small trees with long willowy branches and flowers in flamboyant terminal clustersgenus Guevina, Guevina - one species: Chilean nutgenus Grevillea - large genus of Australian shrubs and trees having usually showy orange or red flowersgenus Hakea, Hakea - Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowersgenus Knightia, Knightia - small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledoniagenus Lambertia, Lambertia - small genus of Australian shrubsgenus Leucadendron, Leucadendron - large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bractsgenus Lomatia - small genus of low-growing evergreens of Chile and Australia; some yield dyesgenus Macadamia - trees or shrubs; Madagascar to Australiagenus Orites, Orites - small genus of Australian shrubs or treesgenus Persoonia, Persoonia - Australian undershrubs to small trees: geebungsgenus Stenocarpus, Stenocarpus - small genus of timber trees; Australia to Malaysiagenus Telopea, Telopea - Australian evergreen shrubs: waratahsgenus Xylomelum, Xylomelum - small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers |
Proteaceae
Proteaceae[prō′tās·ē‚ē] (botany) A large family of dicotyledonous plants in the order Proteales, notable for often having a large cluster of small or reduced flowers. Proteaceae (protea), a family of dicotyledonous plants that includes shrubs, trees, and, less commonly, undershrubs. The evergreen leaves have no stipules and are mostly alternate and often leathery. The flowers, which are primarily bisexual and usually regular, are solitary or in inflorescences. The simple perianth consists of four petal-shaped leaflets, which frequently are adnate below. There are four stamens. The gynoeceum consists of one carpel. The fruits are follicles, nuts, samaras, or drupes. There are approximately 1,400 species, making up about 60 genera. The plants grow primarily in the dry regions of the southern hemisphere. There are approximately 800 species in Australia and 380 in southern Africa. The largest genera are Grevillea (approximately 160 species), Hakea (more than 100 species), Protea (more than 110 species), and Leucadendron (approximately 70 species). The last genus includes the silver tree (L. argenteum), which is native to southern Africa and is noted for its dense silvery gray pubescence. Some species yield valuable wood, and others have edible seeds. A number of species are raised in greenhouses. REFERENCEHutchinson, J. The Genera of Flowering Plants, vol. 2. Oxford, 1967.M. E. KIRPICHNIKOV Proteaceae
Synonyms for Proteaceaenoun large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowersSynonyms- family Proteaceae
- protea family
Related Words- dicot family
- magnoliopsid family
- order Proteales
- Proteales
- Bartle Frere
- genus Bartle-Frere
- green dinosaur
- genus Protea
- genus Banksia
- Conospermum
- genus Conospermum
- Embothrium
- genus Embothrium
- genus Guevina
- Guevina
- genus Grevillea
- genus Hakea
- Hakea
- genus Knightia
- Knightia
- genus Lambertia
- Lambertia
- genus Leucadendron
- Leucadendron
- genus Lomatia
- genus Macadamia
- genus Orites
- Orites
- genus Persoonia
- Persoonia
- genus Stenocarpus
- Stenocarpus
- genus Telopea
- Telopea
- genus Xylomelum
- Xylomelum
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