11. The plant family Proteaceae was named after the shape-shifting god Proteus of Greek Mythology. 12. The genus is placed in family Proteaceae , subfamily Grevilleoideae, tribe Banksieae and subtribe Banksiinae. 13. Phylogenetics studies now suggest it represents a basal branch of the Proteoid clade of the Proteaceae . 14. The genus is classified in the subtribe Embothriinae of the Proteaceae , along with the Sheffield. 15. The most remarkable Gondwanian groups include the Cunoniaceae, the Myrtaceae, the Escalloniaceae and the Proteaceae . 16. Members of the plant family Proteaceae , they are notable for their poisonous fleshy fruits or drupes. 17. One of his main areas of research is the phylogenetics of Grevilleoideae, a subfamily of Proteaceae . 18. They feed almost exclusively on seeds, especially ant dispersed seeds of Restionaceae and Proteaceae with elaiosomes. 19. A great many Australian plants are fertilised by honeyeaters, particularly the Proteaceae , Myrtaceae, and Epacridaceae. 20. The flower of " Adenanthos " is structurally the same as that of many other Proteaceae .
