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Banksia (named after Sir Joseph Banks), is a genus of Australian shrubs and trees, of the order Proteaceae, with leathery leaves generally dark green on the upper surface and pale below, often cultivated in conservatories for their peculiar foliage and flowers. They were named honeysuckles by the colonists from the honey the flowers contain.
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Dryandra, named after the Swedish naturalist Jonas Dryander, is a large genus of Australian shrubs, with hard, dry, evergreen, generally serrated leaves, and compact cylindrical clusters of yellow flowers, of the natural order Proteaceae. The species are esteemed by cultivators for the variety and peculiar forms of their leaves.
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Isopogon is a genus of Australian evergreen shrubs belonging to the family Proteaceae. They bear crowded spike of brightly coloured flowers.
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Knightia is a genus of trees and shrubs belonging to the family Proteaceae.
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Lomatia is a genus of sub-tropical shrubs and trees of the family Proteaceae. They are chiefly grown for the beauty of their leaves.
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Macadamia is a genus of Australian evergreen trees of the family Proteaceae. Some of the species yield edible nuts known as Macadamia nuts.
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The needle bush (Hakea leucoptera) is a small Australian tree of the family Proteaceae. It has needle-shaped leaves and soft wood which is used for veneers.
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Proteaceae is a family of mostly trees and shrubs which occur principally in Australasia and South Africa.
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Waratah is a shrub of the family Proteaceae, characterised by brilliant crimson tubular flowers borne in dense globular clusters at the end of sprays of long oval, oak-like leaves.
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