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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 19,009–19,032

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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 yetMalaxis thieniiName author: DodsonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis thwaitesiiName author: BennetAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis tonduziiName author: (Schltr.) AmesAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis triangularisName author: DresslerAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis tridentulaName author: (Schltr.) ChristensonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis tridentulaName author: (Schltr.) Poepp.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis trigonopetalaName author: (J.J.Sm.) S.Thomas, Schuit. & de VogelAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis umbellifloraName author: Sw.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis unifoliaName author: Michx.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis urbanaName author: E.W.Greenw.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis ventilabrumName author: (Rchb.f.) KuntzeAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis ventricosaName author: (Poepp. & Endl.) KuntzeAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis warmingiiName author: (Rchb.f.) KuntzeAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis weberbauerianaName author: (Kraenzl.) Summerh.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis weddelliiName author: (Finet) R.VásquezAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis welwitschiiName author: (Rchb.f.) HermansAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis werckleiName author: (Schltr.) AmesAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis woodsoniiName author: L.O.WilliamsAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis xerophilaName author: Salazar & L.I.CabreraAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis yanganensisName author: DodsonAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMalaxis zempoalensisName author: López-Ferr. & EspejoAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeMalaxis genusNo guide yet
No photo yetManniella cypripedioidesName author: Salazar, T.Franke, Zapfack & BeenkenAccepted speciesOrchidaceaeManniella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetManniella gustaviName author: Rchb.f.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeManniella genusNo guide yet
No photo yetMasdevallia abbreviataName author: Rchb.f.Accepted speciesOrchidaceaeMasdevallia 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.