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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 1,441–1,464

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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 yetDischistocalyx thunbergiifloraName author: (T.Anderson) T.Anderson ex B.D.Jacks.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeDischistocalyx genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDolichostachys elongataName author: BenoistAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDolichostachys genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma actinotrichumName author: (Chiov.) VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma claraeName author: Champl.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma crenatumName author: (Lindau) P.G.Mey.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma cuprinumName author: BrummittAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma densiflorumName author: (C.B.Clarke) BrummittAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma dichotomumName author: VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma fanshaweiName author: BrummittAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma fimbriatumName author: BrummittAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma glabratumName author: VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma grandiflorumName author: VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma kaessneriName author: (S.Moore) Vollesen & I.Darbysh.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma kilimandscharicumName author: (Lindau) DaytonAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma latifoliumName author: VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma livingstonienseName author: VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma longicalyxName author: (Deflers) VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma nudantherumName author: (C.B.Clarke) BrummittAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma parviflorumName author: Hedrén & VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma porotoenseName author: VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma quadrangulareName author: (Klotzsch) BrummittAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma rehmanniiName author: (Schinz) VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma sessilifoliumName author: (Lindau) BrummittAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuosperma stoloniferumName author: VollesenAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeDuosperma 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 980 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.