Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Proteales comprising 83 genera and about 1,660 known species, distributed predominantly in the Southern Hemisphere with major centers of diversity in Australia and South Africa. The family is notable for extensive adaptive radiation, producing highly varied genera with distinctive flower structures. It includes Protea, Banksia, Grevillea, and Hakea, prized as cut flowers, along with macadamia, grown commercially for its nuts.
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The Proteaceae form a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere.
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