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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Eidothea''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Proteales]]
| familia = [[Proteaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Proteoideae]]
| genus = '''''Eidothea'''''
| genus_authority = Douglas, AW &<br> Hyland, BPM ([[1995]]) 
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 
See text.
}}

'''''Eidothea''''' is a [[genus]] of two [[species]] of [[rainforest]] tree in Eastern Australia, which belongs to the plant family [[Proteaceae]], which also includes more familiar members such as the [[Telopea|waratahs]], [[grevillea]]s, [[banksia]]s, [[macadamia]]s and [[protea]]s. The genus is named after Eidothea, one of the three daughters of [[Proteus]] in Greek Mythology.

That ''Eidothea'' has been found at localities as far apart as [[Cairns]], [[Lismore, New South Wales|Lismore]] and [[Ballarat]], also underlines the fact that Australia’s rainforests are tiny remnants of ancient rainforests that covered vast areas of Australia until only a few million years ago. This makes them a particularly precious part of Australia's natural heritage.