Proteaceae

This list of genera was made in February 2026 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Holmes et al. 2018, and Pillon et al. 2024. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.

All genera (accepted genera in bold)Stored underSynonyms included
Adenanthos Labill.
Alloxylon P.H.Weston & Crisp (prev. under Embothrium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.)
Aulax P.J.Bergius
Banksia L.f.Dryandra R.Br.
Beauprea Brongrn. & Gris
Beaupreopsis Virot (prev. under Cenarrhenes Labill.)
Bellendena R.Br.
Bleasdalea F.Muell. ex Domin (prev. under Roupala Aubl. and Gevuina Molina)
Brabejum L.
Cardwellia F.Muell.
Carnarvonia F.Muell.
Cenarrhenes Labill.
Conospermum Sm.
Darlingia F.Muell.
Diastella Salisb.
Dilobeia Thouars
Dryandra R.Br.Banksia L.f.
Embothrium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Euplassa Salisb.
Faurea Harv.
Finschia Warb.
Franklandia R.Br.
Gevuina Molina
Grevillea R.Br. ex Knight
Hakea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.
Helicia Lour.
Heliciopsis Sleumer
Isopogon R.Br. ex Knight
Knightia R.Br.
Lambertia Sm.
Leucadendron R.Br.
Leucospermum R.Br.
Lomatia R.Br.
Macadamia F.Muell.
Mimetes Salisb.
Oreocallis R.Br. (prev. under Embothrium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.)
Orites R.Br.
Orothamnus Pappe ex Hook. (prev. under Mimetes Salisb.)
Panopsis Salisb. ex Knight
Paranomus Salisb.
Persoonia Sm.
Petrophile R.Br. ex Knight
Protea L.
Roupala Aubl.
Serruria Salisb.
Simsia R.Br. Stirlingia Endl.
Sorocephalus R.Br.
Spatalla Salisb.Spatallopsis Phillips
Spatallopsis PhillipsSpatalla Salisb.
Stenocarpus R.Br.
Stirlingia Endl. Simsia R.Br.
Symphionema R.Br.
Synaphea R.Br.
Telopea R.Br.
Triunia L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs (prev. under Helicia Lour.)
Vexatorella Rourke
Xylomelum Sm.

References

  • Holmes, G.D., Weston, P.H., Murphy, D.J., Connelly, C., Cantrill, D.J. (2018). The genealogy of geebungs: phylogenetic analysis of Persoonia (Proteaceae) and related genera in subfamily Persoonioideae. Australian Systematic Botany 31, 166–189. https://doi.org/10.1071/SB16052
  • Pillon, Y., Hopkins, H.C.F., Wajer, J. (2024). A review of Stenocarpus (Proteaceae, Stenocarpinae) in New Caledonia including a new species, plus new combinations for the Australian species formely in Strangea. Blumea 69, 3, 211–219. https://doi.org/10.3767/blumea.2024.69.03.02.
  • Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].

Foto: Protea L. © Max Mollenhauer