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.

1,912 species in GentianaceaeShowing 193216

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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. Swipe across the table to see family and guide links.

Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetDuplipetala hexagona(Kerr) ThivAccepted speciesGentianaceaeDuplipetala genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDuplipetala pentanthera(C.B.Clarke) ThivAccepted speciesGentianaceaeDuplipetala genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEnicostema axillare(Poir. ex Lam.) A.RaynalAccepted speciesGentianaceaeEnicostema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEnicostema elizabethaeVeldkampAccepted speciesGentianaceaeEnicostema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEnicostema verticillatum(L.) Engl.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeEnicostema genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEustoma exaltatum(L.) Salisb. ex G.DonAccepted speciesGentianaceaeEustoma genus
Related genus guideLisianthus
No photo yetEustoma russellianum(Hook.) G.DonAccepted speciesGentianaceaeEustoma genusLisianthus guide
No photo yetExaculum pusillum(Lam.) CaruelAccepted speciesGentianaceaeExaculum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum affineBalf.f. ex RegelAccepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum alberti-grimaldiiWohlh. & Callm.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum amplexicauleKlack.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum anamallayanumBedd.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum anisopterumKlack.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum appendiculatumKlack.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum arabicumThulinAccepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum atropurpureumBedd.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum axillareThwaitesAccepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum bulbilliferumBakerAccepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum caeruleumBalf.f.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum conglomeratumKlack.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum courtallenseArn.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum daraeHulAccepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum decapterumKlack.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetExacum dipterumKlack.Accepted speciesGentianaceaeExacum 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 480 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.