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Proteas (Proteaceae )

Description

The genera of Proteaceae are highly varied, with Banksia in particular providing a striking example of adaptive radiation in plants This variability makes it impossible to provide a simple, diagnostic identification key for the family, although individual genera may be easily identified.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Proteales

            • Family: Proteaceae

              • Genus: Proteales