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Proteaceae

New South Wales waratah

Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br.

Family
Proteaceae
Genus
Telopea

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New South Wales waratah: Telopea speciosissima inflorescence, Ingar Falls near Glenbrook
Photo: Casliber, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)
Chinese
紅火球帝王花, 红火球帝王花, 蒂罗花
English
New South Wales waratah, Waratah
Estonian
Kaunis teloopea
Finnish
Telopea
French
Télopée magnifique
Japanese
ワラタ, テロペア・スペキオシシマ
Russian
Телопея прекрасная
Vietnamese
New South Wales Waratah, Waratah

Synonyms

  • Embothrium spathulatum Cav.
  • Embothrium speciossimum Sm.
  • Embothrium speciosum Salisb.
  • Hylogyne spathulata (Cav.) Kuntze

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.