Proteoideae

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Proteoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants within the Proteaceae, comprising many Southern Hemisphere shrubs and trees known for their specialized inflorescences and adaptations to nutrient-poor soils.

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Label Occurrences
Proteoideae canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant subfamily
taxon
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots
containsTaxon Adenanthos
Aulax
Beauprea
Beaupreopsis
Dilobeia
Faurea
Franklandia
Isopogon
Knightia
Leucadendron
Leucospermum
Orites
Paranomus
Petrophile
linked to: Isopogon

Protea
Serruria
Spatalla
Stenocarpus
Strangea
Telopea
Xylomelum
distribution Australia
Madagascar
New Caledonia
New Zealand
South America
Southern Africa
Southern Hemisphere
fireEcology many species fire-adapted
hasCharacteristic adaptation to nutrient-poor soils
cluster roots
proteoid roots
specialized inflorescences
kingdom Plantae
notableSpecies Protea cynaroides
linked to: Protea flower

Telopea speciosissima
order Proteales
parentTaxon Proteaceae
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollinationSyndrome bird-pollinated
insect-pollinated
soilPreference acidic soils
nutrient-poor soils
taxonomicRank subfamily
typicalGrowthForm shrub
small tree
usedFor ornamental horticulture

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Proteaceae hasSubfamily Proteoideae
Leucospermum subfamily Proteoideae