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Proteaceae

Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Proteaceae de Jussieu
1861Leucospermites Saporta
1919Proteaceae Knowlton
2000Proteaceae Mabberley
2008Proteaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Proteaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 16
2020Proteaceae Vallati et al. p. 5
2022Proteaceae Vera et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyProteaceaede Jussieu 1789
familyProteaceaede Jussieu 1789

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Proteaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. Agastachys Brown 1811
G. Banksia Linnaeus 1782
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Banksia archaeocarpa McNamara and Scott 1983
Banksia novaezelandiae Carpenter et al. 2010
Banksia puryearensis Berry 1916
Banksia pusilla Velenovsky 1883
Banksia saffordi Lesquereux 1859
Banksia tenuifolia Berry 1916
G. †Banksieaeformis Hill and Christophel 1988
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Banksieaeformis decurrens Hill and Christophel 1988
Banksieaeformis dentatus Hill and Christophel 1988
G. †Banksieaeidites Cookson 1950
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Banksieaeidites arcuatus Stover and Partridge 1973
G. †Banksieaephyllum Cookson and Duigan 1950
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Banksieaephyllum angustum Cookson and Duigan 1950
Banksieaephyllum attenuatum Hill and Christophel 1988
Banksieaephyllum cuneatum Hill and Christophel 1988
Banksieaephyllum elongatus Hill and Christophel 1988
Banksieaephyllum incisum Blackburn 1981
Banksieaephyllum linearis Carpenter and Jordan 1997
Banksieaephyllum longifolium Hill and Merrifield 1993
Banksieaephyllum orientalis Carpenter and Jordan 1997
Banksieaephyllum regularis Hill and Christophel 1988
Banksieaephyllum taylorii Carpenter et al. 1994
Banksieaephyllum westdaliense Hill and Merrifield 1993
G. †Banksites Saporta 1863
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Banksites integer Saporta 1861
Banksites lineatus Lesquereux 1883
Banksites saportanus Velenovsky 1883
G. †Beaupreaidites Potonié 1960
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Beaupreaidites orbiculatus Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
G. Cardwellia Mueller 1865
G. Cenarrhenes Labillardière 1805
G. †Conospermites Ettingshausen 1867
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Conospermites ellipticus Fontaine 1889
Conospermites hakeaefolius Ettingshausen 1867
G. †Conospermum Smith 1798
G. †Constantinium Unger 1863
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G. †Cranwellipollis Martin and Harris 1975
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Cranwellipollis apiculatus Stover and Partridge 1982
Cranwellipollis subpalisadus Martin and Harris 1974
G. †Doroteoxylon Nishida et al. 1989
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Doroteoxylon vicentiperezii Nishida et al. 1989
G. Dryandra Brown 1811
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Dryandra comptoniaefolia Ettingshausen 1887
G. †Dryandroides Unger 1850
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Dryandroides cleburni Lesquereux 1873
Dryandroides grandis Unger 1850
Dryandroides lanceolata Knowlton 1917
Dryandroides quercinea Velenovsky 1883
G. †Echitriporites Van der Hammen 1956
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Echitriporites trianguliformis van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
Echitriporites trianguliformis orbicularis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Echitriporites variabilis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
G. †Embothriophyllum Dusén 1899
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Embothriophyllum dubium Dusén 1899
G. †Embothriopsis Hollick 1912
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Embothriopsis presagita Hollick 1912
G. †Embothrites Unger 1850
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Embothrites borealis Unger 1850
Embothrites daphneoides Lesquereux 1874
Embothrites simpsoni Berry 1932
G. †Euproteaciphyllum Jordan et al. 1998
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Euproteaciphyllum alloxylonoides Carpenter et al. 2012
Euproteaciphyllum amphistomaticum Carpenter et al. 2012
Euproteaciphyllum attenuatum Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum attenuatum Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
Euproteaciphyllum brookerensis Jordan et al. 1998
Euproteaciphyllum cethanicum Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum cethanicum Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
Euproteaciphyllum falcatum Jordan et al. 1998
Euproteaciphyllum gevuininoides Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum gevuininoides Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
Euproteaciphyllum integrifolium Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum integrifolium Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced], Proteaciphyllum microphyllum Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
Euproteaciphyllum linearis Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum linearis Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
Euproteaciphyllum lomatioides Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum lomatioides Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
Euproteaciphyllum microlobium Jordan et al. 1998
Euproteaciphyllum microphyllum Jordan et al. 1998
Euproteaciphyllum ornamentalis Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum ornamentalis Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
Euproteaciphyllum pacificum Carpenter et al. 2012
Euproteaciphyllum papillosum Jordan et al. 1998
Euproteaciphyllum pinnatum Carpenter et al. 2012
Euproteaciphyllum polymorphum Jordan et al. 1998
Euproteaciphyllum rugulatum Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum rugulatum Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
Euproteaciphyllum serratum Jordan et al. 1998
Euproteaciphyllum tasmanicum Jordan et al. 1998
Euproteaciphyllum tridacnoides Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum tridacnoides Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
G. Grevillea Brown and Knight 1809
G. Hakea Schrader 1798
G. †Hakeites Saporta 1861
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Hakeites deletus Saporta 1861
Hakeites major Saporta 1867
G. Helicia Loureiro 1790
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Helicia eoerretica Prasad et al. 1999
G. †Hicksbeachia Mueller 1882
G. Isopogon Brown and Knight 1809
G. Knightia Brown 1810
G. †Knightiophyllum Ettingshausen 1887
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Knightiophyllum primaevum Ettingshausen 1887
G. †Knightites Saporta 1861
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Knightites salyorum Saporta 1861
G. Lambertia Smith 1798
G. †Lambertiphyllum Velenovsky 1889
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Lambertiphyllum durum Velenovsky 1883
G. †Leucadendrites Saporta 1862
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Leucadendrites sextinctus Saporta 1862
G. †Lewalanipollis Dettmann and Jarzen 1996
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Lewalanipollis senectus Dettmann and Jarzen 1996
G. Lomatia Brown 1810
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Lomatia abbreviata Lesquereux 1883
Lomatia acutiloba Lesquereux 1883
Lomatia interrupta Lesquereux 1883
Lomatia microphylla Lesquereux 1875
Lomatia occidentalis Frenguelli 1943
Lomatia patagonica Frenguelli 1943
Lomatia preferruginea Berry 1938
Lomatia saportanea Lesquereux 1874
Lomatia terminalis Lesquereux 1883
Lomatia tripartita Lesquereux 1883
Lomatia xeromorpha Carpenter and Hill 1988
G. †Lomatites Saporta 1862
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Lomatites acerosus Saporta 1862
Lomatites hakeaefolia Lesquereux 1883
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Invalid names: Carduus florissantensis Cockerell 1906 [synonym]
Lomatites spinosa Lesquereux 1883
G. †Macclintockia Heer 1866
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Macclintockia dentata Heer 1866
Macclintockia lyallii Heer 1868
G. †Maslinia Blackburn 1981
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Maslinia grevilleoides Blackburn 1981
G. Musgravea Mueller 1890
G. †Musgraveinanthus Christophel 1984
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Musgraveinanthus alcoensis Christophel 1984
G. †Myricophyllum Saporta 1862
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Myricophyllum gracile Saporta 1862
G. †Orites Brown 1810
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Orites bivascularis Romero et al. 1988
Orites excelsoides Carpenter and Jordan 1997
Orites milliganoides Jordan et al. 1998
Orites scleromorpha Jordan et al. 1998
Orites truncata Jordan 1995
G. †Palaeodendron Saporta 1862
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Palaeodendron gypsophilum Saporta 1862
G. †Palibinia Korovin 1932
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Palibinia laxifolia Korovin 1932
G. †Parafatsia Blackburn 1981
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Parafatsia subpeltata Blackburn 1981
G. Persoonia Smith 1798 [geebung]
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Persoonia lesquereuxii Knowlton 1891
Persoonia oviformis Lesquereux 1859
Persoonia spatulata Hollick 1895
G. †Persoonieaephyllum Carpenter et al. 2010
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Persoonieaephyllum ornatum Carpenter et al. 2010
Persoonieaephyllum villosum Carpenter et al. 2010
G. Petrophile Knight 1809
G. †Propylipollis Martin and Harris 1975
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Propylipollis ambiguus Dettmann and Jarzen 1996
Propylipollis annularis Martin and Harris 1974
Propylipollis lateflexus Baldoni and Askin 1993
Propylipollis microverrucatus Truswell and Owen 1988
Propylipollis pseudocostatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Propylipollis reticuloscabratus Martin and Harris 1974
Propylipollis tenuiexinus Dettmann and Jarzen 1996
G. †Proteacidites Cookson and Couper 1953
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Proteacidites africaensis Schrank and Ibrahim 1995
Proteacidites amolosexinus Dettmann and Playford 1968
Proteacidites angulatus Stover 1973
Proteacidites baibianae De Benedetti et al. 2023
Proteacidites beddoesii Stover 1973
Proteacidites cooksonii Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
Proteacidites dehaani Germeraad et al. 1968
Proteacidites excertus Dutta and Sah 1970
Proteacidites miniporatus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1966
Proteacidites mirasolensis De Benedetti et al. 2023
Proteacidites obscurus Cookson 1950
Proteacidites parvus Cookson 1950
Proteacidites protrudus Sah and Kar 1970
Proteacidites retiformis Couper 1960
Proteacidites scaboratus Couper 1960
Proteacidites sigalii Boltenhagen 1978
G. †Proteaephyllum Fontaine 1889
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Proteaephyllum californicum Fontaine 1905
Proteaephyllum ovatum Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Proteaephyllum ellipticum Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Proteaephyllum tenuinerve Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
Proteaephyllum reniforme Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Phyllites pachyphyllus Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Proteaephyllum orbiculare Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
G. †Proteoides Heer and Capellini 1867
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Proteoides acuta Heer 1866
Proteoides crassipes Heer 1874
Proteoides major Dawson 1893
Proteoides neillii Dawson 1893
Proteoides parvula Berry 1914
Proteoides wilcoxensis Berry 1916
G. †Proteoxylon Kraeusel 1939
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Proteoxylon chargeense Kraeusel 1939
G. †Rogersia Fontaine 1889
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Rogersia angustifolia Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Saliciphyllum longifolium Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
Rogersia australis Cunéo and Gandolfo 2005
Rogersia longifolia Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Sapindopsis elliptica Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
G. †Stenocarpites Brongniart 1861
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Stenocarpites anisolobus Brongniart 1861
G. Stirlingia Endlicher 1837
G. Telopea Brown 1811
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Telopea strahanensis Jordan 1995
G. †Triporopollenites Pflug and Thomson 1953
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Triporopollenites minor Barreda 1997
Triporopollenites plicata Ramanujam 1966
Triporopollenites simplex Ramanujam 1966
Triporopollenites vimalii Sah and Dutta 1966
G. Xylomelum Smith 1798
Invalid names: Banksieae Reichenbach 1828 [empty], Leucospermites Saporta 1861 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available