Family Proteaceae (Noun)
Meaning
Large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The family Proteaceae is divided into five subfamilies, each with distinct characteristics such as flower structure and growth habits.
- The Banksia and Grevillea are two popular examples of species that belong to the family Proteaceae.
- In the southern hemisphere, the Proteaceae family dominates the shrublands and open woodlands of Australia and South Africa.
- Researchers studying the family Proteaceae have discovered unique arrangements of floral organs in its flowers.
- These geographic patterns of plant distribution are the legacy of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana, in which the family Proteaceae evolved.