A modern reference to temperate woody plants, including updated content from this site and much new material, can be found at Trees and Shrubs Online.
Proteaceae
A genus of three species, one in Chile, the other two in Queensland and New Guinea, allied to the tropical genus Macadamia, of which M. ternifolia is cultivated on a commercial scale for its edible seeds.
Molina, the author of the generic name, adopted the spelling ‘Gevuina’, which is a perfectly adequate rendering, in Latin, of the native name for G. avellana. The spelling ‘Guevina’ should not be used; it is of no account that the native name is spelt ‘guevin’ in Spanish.
Some names used by Bean have now been superseded and are no longer familiar. To ensure that all plants can be easily found, under any name, we have cross-referenced to The Plant List, a collaboration between RBG Kew, Missouri Botanical Gardens and other organisations, which aims to provide a currently accepted name for any plant. Not all taxonomists will agree with all Plant List nomenclature, but it provides a baseline to compare names. For each species above, clicking on the Modern Name will link to the entry for that name on The Plant List website.
