Proteaceae

Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants. Mainly restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, it is a fairly large family, with around 80 genera but fewer than 2000 species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae they make up the order Proteales.

 Subfamilies 
Traditionally divided in two subfamilies:Persoonioideae and Grevilleoideae. Recently, workers have recognized seven subfamilies: 
Persoonioideae,
Bellendenoideae, 
Eidotheoideae, 
Proteoideae, 
Sphalmioideae,
Carnarvonioideae
Grevilleoideae

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Phylogeny, biogeography, and the evolution of life-history traits in Leucadendron (Proteaceae)