Proteaceae
136 species
A Southern Hemisphere family including protea, macadamia nuts, and Australian native ornamental trees.
Athertonia diversifolia
Atherton oak, White Oak, Creamy silky oak, Atherton nut
Edible: Kernel, Nuts
Banksia aemula
Wallum banksia
Edible: Flowers - drink
Banksia ashbyi
Ashby’s Banksia
Edible: Nectar
Banksia attenuata
Candlestick Banksia, Coast Banksia, Slender Banksia
Edible: Nectar
Banksia candolleana
Propeller Banksia
Edible: Nectar
Banksia dentata
Bottle brush, Swamp Banksia, Tropical Banksia, Northern Banksia
Edible: Nectar
Banksia ericifolia
Heath banksia, Heath-leaved Banksia
Edible: Nectar
Banksia grandis
Bull Banksia, Poolgarla, Mangite, Beera, Boolgalla, Boorarup
Edible: Nectar
Banksia integrifolia
Coast Banksia, White Honeysuckle Banksia
Edible: Flower - Nectar
Banksia littoralis
Swamp banksia, Seaside banksia
Edible: Nectar
Banksia marginata
Silver Banksia
Edible: Nectar
Banksia menziesii
Menzies banksia
Edible: Nectar
Banksia oblongifolia
Fern-leaved Banksia
Edible: Nectar
Banksia robur
Swamp banksia
Edible: Flower nectar - drink
Banksia serrata
Old Man Banksia, Saw Leaf Banksia
Edible: Nectar, Seeds
Banksia sphaerocarpa
Round-fruited Banksia, Fox Banksia
Edible: Nectar
Banksia spinulosa
Hairpin Banksia
Edible: Nectar, Seeds
Banksia spinulosa var. collina
Hairpin Banksia
Edible: Nectar
Bleasdalea lutea
Edible: Seeds
Brabejum stellatifolium
Bitter almond, Hottentot's almond
Edible: Nuts - coffee, Kernel, Fruit
Dilobeia tenuinervis
Edible: Seeds - oil
Dilobeia thouarsii
Edible: Seeds - oil
Dryandra fraseri
Orange honey pot
Edible: Nectar
Dryandra nivea
Couch honeypot
Edible: Nectar
Dryandra quercifolia
Pingurl, Oak-leaf Dryandra
Edible: Nectar
Dryandra sessilis
Holly-leaf Dryandra, Parrot Bush
Edible: Flowers, Nectar
Euplassa hoehnei
Baxicanhem
Edible: Nut
Faurea rochetiana
Edible: Nectar
Faurea saligna
Edible: Flower - nectar - bees
Finschia carrii
Edible: Kernels, Nuts
Finschia chloroxantha
Finschia nut
Edible: Nuts, Seeds
Finschia ferruginiflora
Edible: Nuts
Finschia rufa
Edible: Nuts
Floydia prealta
Ball Nut, Possum Nut
Edible: Seeds, Nut
Gevuina avellana
Chilean hazel, Avellano, Chilean wildnut
Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Fruit, Oil
Grevillea annulifera
Prickly Plume Grevillea
Edible: Nectar, Kernel, Nuts
Grevillea banksii
Red Silky Oak, Dwarf Silky Oak, Bank's Grevillea
Edible: Nectar
Grevillea berryana
Edible: Flower - nectar
Grevillea crithmifolia
Edible: Flower nectar
Grevillea decurrens
Andjengerrer
Edible: Seeds
Grevillea dryandri
Inland flame, Dryandra's Grevillea, Dryander's Grevillea
Edible: Nectar
Grevillea eriostachya
Honey Grevillea, Orange Grevillea, Flame Grevillea, Pine Grevillea, Wama, Kaliny kalinypa, Galigiri
Edible: Nectar, Drink
Grevillea glauca
Bushmans' clothes-peg, Nut Wood
Edible: Seeds
Grevillea goodii subsp. goodii
Good's Grevillea, Burrun burrun
Edible: Nectar
Grevillea heliosperma
Rock Grevillea
Edible: Seeds, Gum, Flowers - nectar
Grevillea juncifolia
Desert Grevillea, Honeysuckle Grevillea
Edible: Grub, Flower Nectar, Drink
Grevillea kennedyana
Flame Spider Flower
Edible: Flowers - nectar
Grevillea leucopteris
Plume Grevillea, White-plumed Grevillea, Old socks
Edible: Seeds
Grevillea nematophylla
Water Bush, Silver-leaved Water Bush
Edible: Sap, Grubs
Grevillea preissii
Edible: Flower nectar
Grevillea pteridifolia
Golden Grevillea, Green-leaved Grevillea
Edible: Flower nectar, Leaves - flavouring, Seeds
Grevillea pterosperma
Desert Grevillea
Edible: Gum, Seeds
Grevillea pungens
Prickly Flame Grevillea
Edible: Nectar
Grevillea pyramidalis
Edible: Flower - nectar
Grevillea pyramidalis subsp. leucadendron
Edible: Flower - nectar
Grevillea refracta
Edible: Seeds, Gum, Flower - nectar
Grevillea robusta
Silky oak
Edible: Nectar
Grevillea stenobotrya
Rattlepod Grevillea, Sandhill Grevillea, Sandhill Spider Flower
Edible: Seeds, Grub
Grevillea striata
Beefwood, Western Beefwood, Silver honeysuckle, Palku, Willer, Arroo-in, Arrongg, Ildeilba, Jildilba, Ildinja, Yinjija, Turrie, Galigali, Bukumara, Dilyarr
Edible: Seeds, Nectar
Grevillea vestita
Edible: Flower nectar
Grevillea wickhamii
Holly-leafed Grevillea, Wickham’s Grevillea
Edible: Gum, Flower nectar, Seeds, Fruit
Hakea arborescens
Yellow Hakea, Tree Hakea, Common Hakea
Edible: Seeds
Hakea chordophylla
Northern Corkwood, Bootlace oak, Bull Oak
Edible: Gum
Hakea divaricata
Fork-leafed Corkwood, Corkbark, Needlewood
Edible: Seeds, Nectar
Hakea eyreana
Four-leaved Corkwood, Straggly Corkwood, Corkbark, Untjiya
Edible: Seeds, Nectar
Hakea ivoryi
Corkbark Tree, Corkwood, Ivory's Hakea
Hakea leucoptera
Needlebush, Silver Needlewood
Edible: Roots - sap, Nectar
Hakea lissocarpha
Honey bush, Drake bush
Edible: Flower nectar
Hakea lorea
Cork Bark, Bootlace Oak, Corkwood oak, Western cork tree
Edible: Flowers - nectar, Drink
Hakea macrocarpa
Corkwood Tree
Edible: Gum, Nectar
Hakea prostrata
Harsh hakea
Edible: Flower nectar
Hakea rhombales
Edible: Nectar
Hakea salicifolia
Edible: Flowers - nectar, Seeds
Hakea sericea
Silky hakea
Edible: Nectar, Seeds
Hakea suberea
Long Leaf Corkwood, Corkwood Hakea, Corkbark
Edible: Gum, Nectar
Hakea trifurcata
Two-leaf hakea
Edible: Flower nectar
Helicia australasica
Creek silky oak, Austral oak
Edible: Fruit
Helicia cochinchinensis
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Helicia glabriflora
Smooth Helicia, Pale Oak, Leather Oak, Brown Oak
Edible: Fruit
Helicia javanica
Edible: Leaves
Helicia nilagirica
Mountain lagenaria, Hog fruit
Edible: Fruit, Flowers, Seeds
Helicia obovatifolia
Edible: Seeds
Helicia pyrrhobotrya
Edible: Fruit
Helicia robusta
Edible: Leaves
Helicia serrata
Edible: Leaves
Heliciopsis artocarpoides
Edible: Fruit
Heliciopsis lobata
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Heliciopsis terminalis
False protea, Field rat walnut
Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Nuts
Hicksbeachia pilosa
Red bopple nut, Red Nut, Beef Nut, Ivory silky oak
Edible: Seeds
Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia
Ivory Silky Oak, Red Bopple Nut
Edible: Kernel, Seeds, Nuts
Knightia excelsa
Rewarewa, New Zealand honeysuckle
Edible: Flower nectar
Macadamia hildebrandii
Celebes nut
Edible: Oil, Seed
Macadamia integrifolia
Macadamia, Macadamia nut
Edible: Oil, Seed
Macadamia ternifolia
Macadamia Nut, Gympie nut
Edible: Oil, Seed
Macadamia tetraphylla
Queensland Nut, Macadamia nut
Edible: Oil, Seed
Macadamia x sp
Macadamia
Edible: Nuts
Oreocallis grandiflora
Large flower oreiocallis
Edible: Seeds, Flowers - drink
Panopsis costaricensis
Palon de la montanas
Edible: Kernels, Nuts
Panopsis lozanoi
Lozano panopsis
Edible: Seeds - coffee
Persoonia acerosa
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia arborea
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia chamaepeuce
Dwarf geebung
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia chamaepitys
Mountain Geebung, Creeping geebung
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia cornifolia
Broad-leafed Geebung
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia curvifolia
Gee Bung
Edible: Fruit, Nut
Persoonia falcata
Geebung, Milky Plum, Sickle-leaved Geebung, Wild Pear
Edible: Fruit, Kernel
Persoonia fastigiata
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia gunnii
Mountain geebung
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia juniperina
Prickly Geebung
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia lanceolata
Lance Leaf Geebung, Lance-leaved Geebung
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia laurina
Laurel Geebung
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia levis
Broad-leaved Geebung, Smooth geebung
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Persoonia linearis
Narrow Leaf Geebung, Narrow-leaved Geebung
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Persoonia longifolia
Snottygobble, Snotty Gobble, Long-leaved Persoonia
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia media
Persoonia mollis
Soft Geebung
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia oxycocceoides
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia oxycoccoides
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia pinifolia
Pine-leaved Geebung, Pine-leaf Geebung
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia rigida
Hairy Geebung, Stiff Geebung
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia sericea
Silky geebung
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia stradbrokensis
Broad-leafed Geebung
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia subvelutina
Velvety Geebung
Edible: Fruit
Persoonia virgata
Small-leaved Geebung
Edible: Fruit
Protea angolensis
Sugarbush, Angola protea, Northern Protea
Edible: Sap, Tips, Nectar
Protea burchellii
Edible: Nectar
Protea cynaroides
Boer honey-pot, King protea
Edible: Nectar
Protea gaguedi
African white sugarbush
Edible: Bark
Protea madiensis
Edible: Nectar, Leaves, Vegetable
Protea mellifera
Sugar Bush
Edible: Nectar
Protea obtusifolia
Limestone protea
Edible: Flowers - nectar
Protea repens
Sugarbush, Honey flower
Edible: Sap, Flower - nectar
Stenocarpus thurberi
Edible: Fruit
Telopea speciosissima
Waratah, New South Wales Waratah
Edible: Nectar
Telopea truncata
Tasmanian waratah
Edible: Nectar
Xylomelum pyriforme
Woody Pear, Eastern Woody Pear
Edible: Seeds