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.

14,256 species in RubiaceaeShowing 9,457–9,480

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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 yetPreussiodora sulphureaName author: (K.Schum.) KeayAccepted speciesRubiaceaePreussiodora genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris albidifloraName author: ThwaitesAccepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris beccarianaName author: (Baill. ex K.Schum.) J.T.Johanss.Accepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris borneensisName author: (J.T.Johanss.) Razafim. & RydinAccepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris brachypusName author: Ridl.Accepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris filamentosaName author: CraibAccepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris fragransName author: E.T.GeddesAccepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris glabraName author: (Korth.) ValetonAccepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris griffithiiName author: Ridl.Accepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris javanicaName author: (Valeton) Ridl.Accepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris khoonmengianaName author: Y.W.LowAccepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris kinabaluensisName author: J.T.Johanss.Accepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris memecyloidesName author: CraibAccepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris mollisName author: CraibAccepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris obtusifoliaName author: Merr.Accepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris robustaName author: J.T.Johanss.Accepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris sessilifloraName author: Pierre ex Pit.Accepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPrismatomeris tetrandraName author: (Roxb.) K.Schum.Accepted speciesRubiaceaePrismatomeris genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPseudaidia speciosaName author: (Bedd.) Tirveng.Accepted speciesRubiaceaePseudaidia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPseudocoptosperma menabenseName author: Capuron ex De BlockAccepted speciesRubiaceaePseudocoptosperma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPseudodiplospora andamanicaName author: (N.P.Balakr. & N.G.Nair) DebAccepted speciesRubiaceaePseudodiplospora genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPseudogalium paradoxumName author: (Maxim.) L.E Yang, Z.L.Nie & H.SunAccepted speciesRubiaceaePseudogalium genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPseudohamelia hirsutaName author: WernhamAccepted speciesRubiaceaePseudohamelia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetPseudomantalania macrophyllaName author: J.-F.LeroyAccepted speciesRubiaceaePseudomantalania 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.