Proteaceae

E107059

Proteaceae is a large family of flowering plants, especially diverse in the Southern Hemisphere, that includes many shrubs and trees such as proteas, banksias, and grevilleas.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Proteaceae canonical 6
protea family 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
adaptation adapted to nutrient-poor soils
many species fire-adapted
centerOfDiversity Australia
South Africa
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots
commonName protea family
linked to: Proteaceae
describedBy Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
describedInYear 1789
economicUse cut flowers
edible nuts
ornamental plants
flowerSymmetry zygomorphic or actinomorphic
flowerType bisexual flowers
foundInRegion Cape Floristic Region
Southwestern Australia
fruitType follicle
nut
growthForm shrubs
trees
habitat Mediterranean-climate shrublands
forests
heathlands
hasGenus Banksia
Dryandra
linked to: Banksia

Grevillea
Hakea
Leucadendron
Leucospermum
Macadamia
Persoonia
Protea
linked to: Protea flower

Telopea
hasSubdivisionRank subfamily
hasSubfamily Grevilleoideae
Persoonioideae
Proteoideae
Sphalmioideae
inflorescenceType dense flower heads
kingdom Plantae
leafCharacteristic often sclerophyllous leaves
nativeToHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
notableProduct macadamia nuts
order Proteales
pollination bird-pollinated
insect-pollinated
mammal-pollinated
taxonRank family
typeGenus Protea
linked to: Protea flower

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robert Brown describedTaxon Proteaceae
Proteaceae commonName protea family
linked to: Proteaceae
Protea flower family Proteaceae
Embothrium coccineum family Proteaceae
Gondwanan flora hasKeyElement Proteaceae