Well-known Proteaceae genera include Protea, Banksia, Embothrium, Grevillea, Hakea, and Macadamia. Species such as the New South Wales waratah (Telopea speciosissima), king …

The Proteaceae are divided into two subfamilies: the Proteoideae, best represented in southern Africa, and the Grevilleoideae, concentrated in Australia and South America and the other …

For example, edible fruit, nut, gum, and honey from numerous Proteaceae species have been eaten by Australian Aboriginal peoples and some species have been commercialized. The …

Description: Shrubs or trees, usually with short 3-celled hairs; lignotubers in some species; proteoid roots produced in most genera. Leaves alternate or sometimes opposite or whorled, …

The fruit is a follicle, nut, achene, or drupe. Seeds are exalbuminous. Members of the Proteaceae occur in rain forest to xeric habitats with distributions in tropical and subtropical regions, …

Protea Family (Proteaceae) The Protea Family comprises a diverse group of plants which predominantly are found in the Southern Hemisphere. They are generally shrubs or trees and …

The Proteaceae are distinguished from closely related families by having one stamen attached to the center of each of four petals, seeds attached to the wall of the fruit, and flowers often …

Fruit: A dry dehiscent or indehiscent follicle or drupe-like fruit. Sometimes arranged on a fruiting head called an infructescence. Seeds: One or many seeds are present within a fruit, which are …

Fruit dehiscent or indehiscent, a follicle, achene, drupe or drupe-like. Seeds 1 to many, sometimes winged; endosperm present or absent at maturity. A family comprising 80 genera …

Fruit a nut , drupe or follicle. Did you know? The macadamia tree (Macadamia integrifolia), which is widely cultivated for its nuts, was the first major food plant to originate from Australia.