Proteales Gallery

Proteales is an order of flowering plants that includes four families: Proteaceae, Platanaceae, Sabiaceae, and Trochodendraceae

Banksia integrifolia, coastal banksia
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Telopea speciosissima, waratah
Drawing 432 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Warratta

Protea cynaroides, king protea
Painting by Stephan Endlicher from Catalogus Horti Academici Vindobonensis pub.1842

Banksia coccinea, scarlet banksia
Plate 139 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)

Waratah ‘Shady Lady (Telopea speciosissima CV)
Waratah Shady Lady (Telopea speciosissima CV), New South Wales, Australia

Banksia speciosa, showy banksia
Plate 140 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)

Protea nitida, wagon tree
Plate 85 from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Banksia serrata, old man banksia
Finished watercolour by John Frederick Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Firewood banksia (Banksia menziesii), flower spike. Lake Coogee, Cockburn, Perth, Western Australia

Lambertia formosa, honey flower
Finished watercolour by John Frederick Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Lambertia formosa, mountain devil
Engraving by Daniel Mackenzie from a drawing by Ferdinand Bauer, made in 1796, from herbarium material sent to Lambert by Henry de Ponthieu from the West Indies

Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flowers, Melbourne Botanic garden, Victoria, Australia

Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flowering in Puzhehai Lake with peaks in background. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China. 2009

Scarlet banksia (Banksia coccinea), flower spike showing the vertical columns of the flower, unlike other banksias that have a spiral arrangement. Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia

Waratah CV Shady Lady (Telopea speciosissima), State emblem of New South Wales, Australia

Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), flower. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in flower in botanic garden, Vendee, France, July

Mountain needlebush (Hakea lissosperma). Tasmania, Australia. November

Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Charles Thomas ) flower. Cultivated in glasshouse, Surrey, England, UK

Red wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) nectaring on Grevillea (Grevillea preissii). Western Australia Botanic Garden, Kings Park, Perth, Australia. November

Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) seeds embedded in pits in fleshy receptacle. Seeds and rice are made into porridge. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China

Mountain devil (Lambertia formosa), flower close up. Endemic to New South Wales, Australia

Waratah (Telopea speciosissima), flowers. State emblem of New South Wales, Australia

Woolly grevillea (Grevillea lanigera), Joseph Banks Native Plants REserve, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Edible root of Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera). It can used as a vegetable and in traditional Asian medicine. It is rich in fibre, several minerals and Vitamin C

King protea (Protea cynaroides), in flower in the wild. The flower is the largest in the genus, up to 30 cm across. Strong plants can produce six to ten flower heads in a season; exceptional plants produce up to 40

Oreocallis grandiflora (Proteaceae family), Manu Cloud forest at 3500 metres altitude, Peru. November

Oreocallis grandiflora (Proteaceae family), Manu Cloud forest at 3500 metres altitude, Peru. November

Wickhamas grevillea (Grevillea wickhamii)
Wickhams grevillea (Grevillea wickhamii) surrounded by clumps of spinifex. Kings Canyon, Watarrka National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

New South Wales waratah (Telopea speciosissima), in flower in forest habitat. State flower of New South Wales. Newnes Plateau, New South Wales, Australia

Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), large, spectacular and sweet-smelling flower. Its green seeds are edible, tasting like garden peas

King protea (Protea cynaroides) flower heads that can be up to 30 cm across. Cape Town, South Africa

Ribbon pincushion (Leucospermum tottum) flower head. Cape Town, South Africa

Flame giant pincushion protea (Leucospermum cordifolium cv.), abundant flowering. Cape Town, South Africa

Tasmanian waratah (Telopea truncata), in spectacular flower. Hartz Mountains National Park, Tasmania, Australia

Waratahs (Telopea speciosissima), flower spikes. Vincentia, Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Eastern spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) male visiting Grevillea flower, small honeyeater found in forests, woodlands and gardens in Eastern Australia, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Firewood banksia (Banksia menziesii), flower spike. Murchison, Western Australia

Honey grevillea (Grevillea eriostachya), with butterfly. Great Victoria Desert, Western Australia

Diels grevillea (Grevillea dielsiana) a shrub with prickly foliage confined to the Northampton-Murchison coastal sandplain. Western Australia

Heath banksia (Banksia ericifolia), flower spikes. New South Wales, Australia

Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia), nuts in their extremely hard shells, on the tree. Gympie, Queensland, Australia

Rose coneflower (Isopogon formosus). Dryandra State Forest, Western Australia

A Grevillea (Grevillea miniata). Flowers can be red. Purnululu National Park, Kimberley region, Western Australia

Yellow flame grevillea (Grevillea eriostachya), a traditional Aboriginal source of honey. Great Victoria Desert, Western Australia

Wickhams grevillea (Grevillea wickhamii), Broome, Kimberley region, Western Australia

Scarlet banksia (Banksia coccinea), flower head. Bremer Bay, Western Australia

Tasmanian waratah (Telopea truncata), flowers that produce copious nectar and attract a wide variety of birds. Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia

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Proteales is an order of flowering plants that includes four families: Proteaceae, Platanaceae, Sabiaceae, and Trochodendraceae. The order is found in tropical to temperate regions of the world and contains over 2,000 species and can characterized by their woody stems and leaves that are often leathery or scale-like in texture. They also have flowers with a single carpel (female reproductive organ) and two stamens (male reproductive organs). Proteaceae family members include the popular ornamental plants such as grevilleas, banksias, macadamias, and proteas. These plants are known for their showy flowers which can range from yellow to pink to red in color. The Platanaceae family includes the plane trees which have large leaves with distinctive veins running through them. The Sabiaceae family consists of small trees or shrubs with fragrant white flowers while the Trochodendraceae family contains only one species – Trochodendron aralioides – which is native to Japan and Korea.