Proteaceae
family of plants in the Proteales order
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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| Family: | Proteaceae |
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About 80, see text | |
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Subfamilies change
Traditionally divided in two subfamilies:Persoonioideae and Grevilleoideae. Recently, workers have recognized seven subfamilies:
- Persoonioideae,
- Bellendenoideae,
- Eidotheoideae,
- Proteoideae,
- Sphalmioideae,
- Carnarvonioideae
- Grevilleoideae