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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 1,657–1,680

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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 yetForcipella involucrataName author: BenoistAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeForcipella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetForcipella longistamineaName author: BenoistAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeForcipella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetForcipella madagascariensisName author: Baill.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeForcipella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetForcipella repandaName author: BenoistAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeForcipella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraphandra procumbensName author: ImlayAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraphandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum balansaeName author: HeineAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum excelsumName author: (F.Muell.) DruceAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum gilliganiName author: (F.M.Bailey) S.MooreAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum gilliganiiName author: (F.M.Bailey) S.MooreAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum glandulosumName author: TurrillAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum ilicifoliumName author: (F.Muell.) Benth.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum insularumName author: (A.Gray) A.C.Sm.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum macrostemonName author: HeineAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum ophiolithicumName author: HeineAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum pictumName author: (L.) Griff.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum pubiflorumName author: S.MooreAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum repandumName author: (A.Gray) A.C.Sm.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum reticulatumName author: A.R.Bean & SharpeAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum sessilifoliumName author: A.C.Sm.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum spinigerumName author: F.Muell.Accepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGraptophyllum thorogoodiiName author: C.T.WhiteAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeGraptophyllum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGymnophragma simplexName author: LindauAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeGymnophragma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGymnostachyum affineName author: NeesAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeGymnostachyum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGymnostachyum ceylanicumName author: Arn. & NeesAccepted speciesAcanthaceaeGymnostachyum 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.