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.

6,755 species in ApocynaceaeShowing 6,721–6,744

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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 yetXysmalobium orbiculareName author: (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.Accepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium parviflorumName author: Harv. ex Scott ElliotAccepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium patulumName author: S.MooreAccepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium pearsoniiName author: L.BolusAccepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium pedifoetidumName author: Bester & NicholasAccepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium podostelmaName author: Schltr.Accepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium prunelloidesName author: Turcz.Accepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium rhodesianumName author: S.MooreAccepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium rhomboideumName author: N.E.Br.Accepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium samoritoureiName author: GoyderAccepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium sessileName author: (Decne.) Decne.Accepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium stockenstromenseName author: Scott ElliotAccepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium stocksiiName author: N.E.Br.Accepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium tenueName author: S.MooreAccepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium tysonianumName author: (Schltr.) N.E.Br.Accepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium undulatumName author: (L.) W.T.AitonAccepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium winterbergenseName author: N.E.Br.Accepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium woodiiName author: N.E.Br.Accepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetXysmalobium zeyeriName author: N.E.Br.Accepted speciesApocynaceaeXysmalobium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetYucatania campechianaName author: (Standl.) Morillo, Liede & MeveAccepted speciesApocynaceaeYucatania genusNo guide yet
No photo yetYucatania lanceolataName author: (Decne.) Morillo, Liede & MeveAccepted speciesApocynaceaeYucatania genusNo guide yet
No photo yetYucatania tuerckheimiiName author: (Donn.Sm.) Morillo, Liede & MeveAccepted speciesApocynaceaeYucatania genusNo guide yet
No photo yetYucatania violaceaName author: (Woodson) Morillo, Liede & MeveAccepted speciesApocynaceaeYucatania genusNo guide yet
No photo yetZygostelma benthamiiName author: Baill.Accepted speciesApocynaceaeZygostelma 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.