''Strangea'' is a genus of three species of shrubs in the family Proteaceae native to Australia. The type species '' Strangea linearis'' was collected by

Frederick Strange Frederick Strange (? – 1854) was a collector of plant and animal specimens during the early colonisation of Australia. Strange was apparently born in Aylsham, in Norfolk, England, tentatively given as 1826 by his earliest biographer although ...

, at Moreton Bay, Queensland, and described by

Carl Meissner Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner (1 November 1800 – 2 May 1874) was a Swiss botanist. Biography Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 ...

in 1855, the author giving an honour to Strange in the naming of the new genus.

Species

*'' Strangea linearis'' *'' Strangea stenocarpoides'' *'' Strangea cynanchicarpa''

References

Proteaceae genera Proteales of Australia Endemic flora of Australia {{Australia-eudicot-stub