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/ˌproʊtiˈeɪsiː/
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(the proteaceae are a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the ‘southern hemisphere’)
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(the family comprises 83 genera with about 1,660 known species)
(together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae, they make up the order ‘proteales’)
(well-known genera include Protea, Banksia, Embothrium, Grevillea, Hakea, Dryandra, and “macadamia”)
(species such as the ‘New South Wales’ waratah (Telopea speciosissima), king protea (Protea cynaroides), and various species of Banksia, Grevillea, and Leucadendron are popular cut flowers, while the nuts of Macadamia integrifolia are widely grown commercially and consumed)
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(‘australia’ + ‘south africa’ have the greatest concentrations of diversity)
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