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.

5,644 species in MalvaceaeShowing 3,673–3,696

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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 yetPachira cowaniiName author: (A.Robyns) W.S.AlversonAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira cubensisName author: (A.Robyns) Fern.AlonsoAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira dolichocalyxName author: A.RobynsAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira duckeiName author: (A.Robyns) Fern.AlonsoAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira dugandeanaName author: (A.Robyns) Fern.AlonsoAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira emarginataName author: A.Rich.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira endecaphyllaName author: (Vell.) Carv.-Sobr.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira faroensisName author: (Ducke) W.S.AlversonAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira flavifloraName author: (Pulle) Fern.AlonsoAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira fuscolepidotaName author: (Steyerm.) W.S.AlversonAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira glabraName author: Pasq.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira gracilisName author: (A.Robyns) W.S.AlversonAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira humilisName author: Spruce ex Decne.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira insignisName author: (Sw.) SavignyAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira liesneriName author: (Steyerm.) W.S.AlversonAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira macrocalyxName author: (Ducke) Fern.AlonsoAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira manausensisName author: (A.Robyns) V.N.Yoshik. & C.D.M.FerreiraAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira mawarinumaeName author: (Steyerm.) W.S.AlversonAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira minorName author: (Sims) Hemsl.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira moraeName author: Fern.AlonsoAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira moreiraeName author: Carv.-Sobr. & W.S.AlversonAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira mutisianaName author: Fern.AlonsoAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira nervosaName author: (Uittien) Fern.AlonsoAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPachira nitidaName author: KunthAccepted speciesMalvaceaePachira 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.