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)