Protea
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús), the Greek warden of sea beasts, renowned for his ability to change shape. Named by Carl Linnaeus (1707 - 1778)
Proper noun
Protea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Proteaceae – the proteas or sugarbushes, native to South Africa, extremely diverse in form.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Proteales - order; Proteaceae - family; Proteoideae - subfamily; Proteeae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Protea sect. Craterifolia, Protea sect. Crinitae, Protea sect. Cristatae, Protea sect. Exsertae, Protea sect. Lasiocephalae, Protea sect. Leiocephalae, Protea sect. Ligulatae, Protea sect. Melliferae, Protea sect. Microgeantae, Protea sect. Obvallatae, Protea sect. Paludosae, Protea sect. Paracynaroides, Protea sect. Patentiflorae, Protea sect. Pinifolia, Protea sect. Protea, Protea sect. Speciosae, Protea sect. Subacaules - sections
- Protea cynaroides - type species. For species see
- Protea cynaroides - type species. For species see
References
- Protea at USDA Plants database
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