proteaceae

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noun large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales

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The proteaceae, * crotons, agaves, and the great tribe of the cactuses, which inhabit exclusively the New World, disappear gradually, as we ascend the Orinoco above the Apure and the Meta.

Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America 1851
In the savannahs, or llanos, the same Castilian name is given to a tree of the family of the proteaceae.] [* For example, in the Montana de Avila, on the road from

Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America 1851
The proteaceae, * (* Rhopalas, which characterise the vegetation of the

Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
In the savannahs, or llanos, the same Castilian name is given to a tree of the family of the proteaceae.) rise here and there in the savannah.

Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814