Protea is a genus of flowers in the family Proteaceae.

Protea may also refer to:

  • 9313 Protea, an asteroid, presumably named after the flower genus
  • Protea Book House, a Pretoria publisher
  • Protea (car), a motorcar build in South Africa during 1957 and 1958
  • Protea Hotels by Marriott, a hotel brand
  • Protea (telephone), a South African telephone plug design
  • Protéa, the eponymous character played by Josette Andriot in a series of French silent espionage films made between 1913 and 1919

Ships

  • , the first survey vessel commissioned in the South African Navy from 1922 to 1933
  • , a survey vessel commissioned in the South African Navy from 1947 to 1957
  • , a survey vessel of the South African Navy commissioned in 1972 and still in service

See also

  • Proteas (disambiguation)
  • Protease, a class of enzyme
  • Proteus (disambiguation)