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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.

5,644 species in MalvaceaeShowing 4,081–4,104

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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 yetPentace strychnoideaName author: KingAccepted speciesMalvaceaePentace genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPentace subintegraName author: (Merr.) BurretAccepted speciesMalvaceaePentace genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPentace sumatranaName author: Kosterm.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePentace genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPentace tripteraName author: Mast.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePentace genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPentace truncataName author: Kosterm.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePentace genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPentapetes phoeniceaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesMalvaceaePentapetes genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPentaplaris davidsmithiiName author: Dorr & C.BayerAccepted speciesMalvaceaePentaplaris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPentaplaris doroteaeName author: L.O.Williams & Standl.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePentaplaris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPentaplaris huaoranicaName author: Dorr & C.BayerAccepted speciesMalvaceaePentaplaris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPeriptera ctenotrichaName author: FryxellAccepted speciesMalvaceaePeriptera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPeriptera lobelioidesName author: Fryxell & S.D.KochAccepted speciesMalvaceaePeriptera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPeriptera macrostelisName author: RoseAccepted speciesMalvaceaePeriptera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPeriptera puniceaName author: (Lag.) DC.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePeriptera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPeriptera trichostemonName author: BullockAccepted speciesMalvaceaePeriptera genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPerrierophytum glomeratumName author: Hochr.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePerrierophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPerrierophytum hispidumName author: (Hochr.) Hochr.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePerrierophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPerrierophytum humbertianthusName author: Hochr.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePerrierophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPerrierophytum humbertiiName author: Hochr.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePerrierophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPerrierophytum luteumName author: Hochr.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePerrierophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPerrierophytum macranthumName author: (Hochr.) M.M.Hanes & Callm.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePerrierophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPerrierophytum madagascarienseName author: (Baker) M.M.Hanes & Callm.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePerrierophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPerrierophytum malvocoeruleumName author: (Hochr.) M.M.Hanes & Callm.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePerrierophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPerrierophytum paniculatumName author: Hochr.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePerrierophytum genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPerrierophytum reflexiflorumName author: (Hochr.) M.M.Hanes & Callm.Accepted speciesMalvaceaePerrierophytum 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.