Classification
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Proteaceae
 Description

Shrubs or trees. Lvs usually alternate, rarely whorled, mostly coriaceous, exstipulate, entire and simple or pinnately lobed. Infl. a spike or raceme, rarely an umbel or fls solitary, often with an involucre. Fls usually regular, sometimes irregular, usually ☿ (but spp. dioecious in ). Calyx petaloid, of 4 valvate segments, cohering lightly at first, later separating. Corolla 0. Stamens 4, opposite the calyx lobes and adnate to them; anthers generally sessile. Ovary superior, sessile or stipitate, 1-locular; hypogynous glands often present; ovules 1-many; style simple, often rigid and persistent; stigma usually prominent, sometimes oblique. Fr. usually an achene, nut, or coriaceous or woody follicle, rarely a drupe. Seed almost always lacking endosperm.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Number of species in New Zealand within Proteaceae
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)2
Exotic: Fully Naturalised15
Exotic: Casual17
Exotic: Presence uncertain1
Total35
 Bibliography
Cronquist, A. 1988: The evolution and classification of flowering plants. The New York Botanic Gardens, New York.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Mabberley, D.J. 2017: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 4. Cambridge University Press.