Virotia

Virotia is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae.

The genus is endemic to New Caledonia with six species that were once placed in Macadamia.

[1] Its closest relatives are the Australian Athertonia and the Asian Heliciopsis.

[2] The genus is named after Robert Virot, pioneer of ecological studies in New Caledonia and author of a monograph of New Caledonian Proteaceae.