A WIDER WORLD OF FLOWERS

The botanical directory

From familiar garden flowers to species you have yet to meet. Explore the flowering plant tree through accepted scientific names, botanical families, and synonyms.

Accepted species
347,476
Synonym names
710,971
Botanical families
430
Genera
13,895

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Scientific names and synonyms are searchable from two characters. Familiar florist names link to their broader genus; common names are not available for every species.

5,597 species in AcanthaceaeShowing 5,401–5,424

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Photos show the identified species; cultivars and commercial forms can vary. Related genus guides cover other plants in the same group. Name authors credit the botanists behind a scientific name; “L.” stands for Carl Linnaeus. Swipe across the table to see family and guide links.

Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetTetramerium surcubambenseName author: T.F.DanielAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeTetramerium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetramerium tenuissimumName author: RoseAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeTetramerium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetramerium tetramerioidesName author: (Lindau) T.F.DanielAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeTetramerium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetramerium vargasiaeName author: T.F.Daniel & Cruz DuránAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeTetramerium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetramerium wasshauseniiName author: T.F.DanielAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeTetramerium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetramerium yaquianumName author: T.F.DanielAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeTetramerium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTetramerium zetaName author: T.F.DanielAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeTetramerium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia adenocalyxName author: Radlk.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia affinisName author: S.MooreAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia alataName author: Bojer ex SimsAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia amoenaName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia amphaiiName author: Suwanph., K.Khamm., D.J.Middleton & SuddeeAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia anatinaName author: BenoistAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia angolensisName author: S.MooreAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia angulataName author: Hils. & Bojer ex Hook.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia annuaName author: Hochst. ex NeesAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia armipotensName author: S.MooreAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia arnhemicaName author: F.Muell.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia atacorensisName author: Akoègn. & LisowskiAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia atriplicifoliaName author: E.Mey. ex NeesAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia austromontanaName author: VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia bancanaName author: Bremek.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia barbataName author: VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetThunbergia batjanensisName author: Bremek.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeThunbergia genusNo guide yet
THE SOURCE & THE SCOPE

A living reference.
A documented starting point.

Taxonomy changes as plants are studied. This directory preserves the accepted names and synonym relationships in a specific World Flora Online release, so you can trace every entry to its source.

View the June 2026 source dataset

What is included?

All 347,476 accepted species classified under Angiosperms in this snapshot, plus 710,971 names treated as synonyms of those species. Flowering trees, grasses, and other less familiar flowering plants belong here too.

Is this every flower that has ever existed?

No complete list of every historical or undiscovered species exists. This collection excludes unresolved names, subspecies and varieties as separate records, non-flowering plants, and most cultivated forms. It is not a complete fossil or cultivar register.

Can I order these flowers?

A botanical record does not establish cut-flower availability or suitability for an arrangement. Our 1230 florist guides cover commercial flowers, specialty garden cuts, and foliage, with design notes, photos, and calculator links. Calculator selection uses that florist collection; other ingredients can be entered as custom items.

Taxonomy: World Flora Online Consortium · CC0 public domain · Published June 21, 2026. Photographs and editorial florist guides have separate credits.