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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.

31,458 species in OrchidaceaeShowing 14,425–14,448

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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 yetGaleottia burkeiName author: (Rchb.f.) Dressler & ChristensonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGaleottia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGaleottia ciliataName author: (C.Morel) Dressler & ChristensonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGaleottia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGaleottia colombianaName author: (Garay) Dressler & ChristensonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGaleottia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGaleottia fimbriataName author: (Linden & Rchb.f.) Schltr.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeGaleottia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGaleottia fimbriataName author: (Linden & Rchb.f.) Linden ex Lindl.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeGaleottia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGaleottia grandifloraName author: A.Rich.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeGaleottia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGaleottia jorisianaName author: (Rolfe) Schltr.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeGaleottia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGaleottia marginataName author: (Garay) Dressler & ChristensonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGaleottia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGaleottia negrensisName author: Schltr.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeGaleottia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGaleottia peruvianaName author: D.E.Benn. & ChristensonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGaleottia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGaleottia prainianaName author: (Rolfe) Dressler & ChristensonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGaleottia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGaleottiella orchioidesName author: (Lindl.) R.González ex Rutk., Mytnik & Szlach.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeGaleottiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGaleottiella sarcoglossaName author: (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Schltr.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeGaleottiella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGastrochilus acaulisName author: (Lindl.) KuntzeAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGastrochilus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGastrochilus acinacifoliusName author: Z.H.TsiAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGastrochilus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGastrochilus affinisName author: (King & Pantl.) Schltr.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeGastrochilus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGastrochilus alatusName author: X.H.Jin & S.C.ChenAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGastrochilus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGastrochilus arunachalensisName author: A.N.RaoAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGastrochilus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGastrochilus bellinusName author: (Rchb.f.) KuntzeAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGastrochilus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGastrochilus calceolarisName author: (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) D.DonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGastrochilus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGastrochilus changjiangensisName author: Q.Liu & M.Z.HuangAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGastrochilus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGastrochilus ciliarisName author: Maek.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeGastrochilus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGastrochilus dasypogonName author: (Sm.) KuntzeAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGastrochilus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetGastrochilus deltoglossusName author: T.C.Hsu, S.I Hsieh, J.H.Wu & H.C.HungAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeGastrochilus 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.