Protea

Protea

See also: Proteas and 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

1. 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 on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Protea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Protea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Protea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Protea at USDA Plants database