PROTEACEAE
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.302862 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1213417E-FFB5-FFB7-CBAD-F4CA4A0FC5E7 |
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Plazi |
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PROTEACEAE |
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XLI. PROTEACEAE View in CoL 2
Leaves simple, exstipulate. Flowers hermaphrodite, usually in bracteate racemes, spikes or clusters. Perianth 4-merous, in a single petaloid whorl; segments united in bud, separating wholly or partly at anthesis. Stamens 4, opposite the perianth-segments, with which their filaments are usually connate. Ovary superior, unilocular; style and stigma 1. Seeds without endosperm.
A large family, predominantly of the southern hemisphere; not native to Europe, but including many species cultivated in gardens.
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