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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.

4,081 species in GesneriaceaeShowing 2,953–2,976

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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 yetOrnithoboea obovataName author: S.M.ScottAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeOrnithoboea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOrnithoboea occultaName author: B.L.BurttAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeOrnithoboea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOrnithoboea parishiiName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeOrnithoboea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOrnithoboea pseudoflexuosaName author: B.L.BurttAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeOrnithoboea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOrnithoboea puglisiaeName author: S.M.ScottAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeOrnithoboea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetOrnithoboea wildeanaName author: CraibAccepted speciesGesneriaceaeOrnithoboea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachycaulos huancabambaeName author: J.L.Clark & MoonlightAccepted speciesGesneriaceaePachycaulos genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachycaulos nummulariaName author: (Hanst.) J.L.Clark & J.F.Sm.Accepted speciesGesneriaceaePachycaulos genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPagothyra maculataName author: (Hook.f.) J.F.Sm. & J.L.ClarkAccepted speciesGesneriaceaePagothyra genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPaliavana gracilisName author: (Mart.) ChautemsAccepted speciesGesneriaceaePaliavana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPaliavana plumerioidesName author: ChautemsAccepted speciesGesneriaceaePaliavana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPaliavana prasinataName author: (Ker Gawl.) Benth.Accepted speciesGesneriaceaePaliavana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPaliavana sericifloraName author: Benth.Accepted speciesGesneriaceaePaliavana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPaliavana tenuifloraName author: Mansf.Accepted speciesGesneriaceaePaliavana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPaliavana werdermanniiName author: Mansf.Accepted speciesGesneriaceaePaliavana genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalmatiboea cortusifoliaName author: (Hance) F.P.Liu & Yin Z.WangAccepted speciesGesneriaceaePalmatiboea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalmatiboea curvitubaName author: G.L.Xu, S.C.Zeng & Z.L.LiAccepted speciesGesneriaceaePalmatiboea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalmatiboea dissectaName author: (Y.L.Qiu, F.Wen, Jie Huang & Y.G.Wei) F.P.Liu & Yin Z.WangAccepted speciesGesneriaceaePalmatiboea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalmatiboea gamosepalusName author: (Xin Hong & F.Wen) F.Wen & Q.FanAccepted speciesGesneriaceaePalmatiboea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalmatiboea heucherifoliaName author: (Hand.-Mazz.) F.P.Liu & Yin Z.WangAccepted speciesGesneriaceaePalmatiboea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalmatiboea lobulataName author: (F.Wen, Xin Hong & W.Y.Xie) F.P.Liu & Yin Z.WangAccepted speciesGesneriaceaePalmatiboea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalmatiboea pingyuanensisName author: (Ling H.Yang, Q.Fan & F.Wen) F.Wen & Q.FanAccepted speciesGesneriaceaePalmatiboea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalmatiboea recurvaName author: G.L.Xu, H.W.Zhang & Z.L.LiAccepted speciesGesneriaceaePalmatiboea genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPalmatiboea reniformisName author: (W.T.Wang) F.P.Liu & Yin Z.WangAccepted speciesGesneriaceaePalmatiboea 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.