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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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Search scientific names or try a familiar florist name, like rose or peony.

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 769–792

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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 yetTradescantia tucumanensisName author: M.Pell.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia umbraculiferaName author: Hand.-Mazz.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia validaName author: G.Brückn.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia velutinaName author: Kunth & C.D.BouchéAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia virginianaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia wrightiiName author: Rose & BushAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia zanoniaName author: (L.) Sw.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTradescantia zebrinaName author: Heynh. ex BosseAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTradescantia genus
Related genus guideOhio Spiderwort
No photo yetTricarpelema africanumName author: FadenAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTricarpelema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricarpelema brevipedicellatumName author: FadenAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTricarpelema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricarpelema chinenseName author: D.Y.HongAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTricarpelema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricarpelema giganteumName author: (Hassk.) H.HaraAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTricarpelema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricarpelema glanduliferumName author: (J.Joseph & R.S.Rao) R.S.RaoAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTricarpelema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricarpelema philippenseName author: (Panigrahi) FadenAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTricarpelema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricarpelema pumilumName author: (Hallier f.) FadenAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTricarpelema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTricarpelema xizangenseName author: D.Y.HongAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTricarpelema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTriceratella drummondiiName author: BrenanAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTriceratella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTripogandra amplexansName author: HandlosAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTripogandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTripogandra amplexicaulisName author: (Klotzsch ex C.B.Clarke) WoodsonAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTripogandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTripogandra angustifoliaName author: (B.L.Rob.) WoodsonAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTripogandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTripogandra brasiliensisName author: HandlosAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTripogandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTripogandra disgregaName author: (Kunth) WoodsonAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTripogandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTripogandra diureticaName author: (Mart.) HandlosAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTripogandra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetTripogandra elataName author: D.R.HuntAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeTripogandra 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.