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.

809 species in CommelinaceaeShowing 577–600

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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 yetMurdannia simplexName author: (Vahl) BrenanAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMurdannia spectabilisName author: (Kurz) FadenAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMurdannia spirataName author: (L.) G.Brückn.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMurdannia stenothyrsaName author: (Diels) Hand.-Mazz.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMurdannia striatipetalaName author: FadenAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMurdannia strictaName author: BrenanAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMurdannia tenuissimaName author: (A.Chev.) BrenanAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMurdannia thyrsoideaName author: Sengthong, Saensouk, P.Saensouk & Soulad.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMurdannia triquetraName author: (Wall. ex C.B.Clarke) G.Brückn.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMurdannia ugemugeiName author: R.B.Kamble, Somkuwar & NandikarAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMurdannia undulataName author: D.Y.HongAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMurdannia vaginataName author: G.Brückn.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMurdannia versicolorName author: (Dalzell) G.Brückn.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMurdannia yunnanensisName author: D.Y.HongAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMurdannia zeylanicaName author: (C.B.Clarke) G.Brückn.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeMurdannia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalisota akouangouiName author: E.Bidault & BurgAccepted speciesCommelinaceaePalisota genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalisota alboantheraName author: Burg & E.BidaultAccepted speciesCommelinaceaePalisota genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalisota alopecurusName author: Pellegr.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaePalisota genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalisota ambiguaName author: (P.Beauv.) C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCommelinaceaePalisota genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalisota barteriName author: Hook.f.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaePalisota genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalisota bogneriName author: BrenanAccepted speciesCommelinaceaePalisota genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalisota brachythyrsaName author: Mildbr.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaePalisota genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalisota bracteosaName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCommelinaceaePalisota genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalisota cristalensisName author: E.Bidault & BurgAccepted speciesCommelinaceaePalisota 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.