an evergreen shrub or small tree with large nectar-rich cone-like flower heads surrounded by brightly coloured bracts, chiefly native to South Africa 帕洛梯木,山龙眼
Genus Protea, family Proteaceae: many species, including P. repens, which was formerly used as a source of sweet syrup 山龙眼属,山龙眼科:多种,包括蜜灌,旧时作糖浆原料
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modern Latin, from Proteus, with reference to the many species of the genus