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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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Search scientific names or try a familiar florist name, like rose or peony.

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.

1,890 species in ZingiberaceaeShowing 625–648

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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 yetCurcuma trichosanthaName author: Gagnep.Accepted speciesZingiberaceaeCurcuma genus
Related genus guidesCurcuma Turmeric Flower
No photo yetCurcuma vamanaName author: M.Sabu & MangalyAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeCurcuma genus
Related genus guidesCurcuma Turmeric Flower
No photo yetCurcuma vellanikkarensisName author: Velay., Mural., Amalraj, P.L.Gautam & S.MandalAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeCurcuma genus
Related genus guidesCurcuma Turmeric Flower
No photo yetCurcuma viridifloraName author: Roxb.Accepted speciesZingiberaceaeCurcuma genus
Related genus guidesCurcuma Turmeric Flower
No photo yetCurcuma vitellinaName author: Škorničk. & H.Ð.TrầnAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeCurcuma genus
Related genus guidesCurcuma Turmeric Flower
No photo yetCurcuma wenyujinName author: Y.H.Chen & C.LingAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeCurcuma genus
Related genus guidesCurcuma Turmeric Flower
No photo yetCurcuma woodiiName author: N.H.Xia & Juan ChenAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeCurcuma genus
Related genus guidesCurcuma Turmeric Flower
No photo yetCurcuma xanthellaName author: Škorničk.Accepted speciesZingiberaceaeCurcuma genus
Related genus guidesCurcuma Turmeric Flower
No photo yetCurcuma yunnanensisName author: N.Liu & S.J.ChenAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeCurcuma genus
Related genus guidesCurcuma Turmeric Flower
No photo yetCurcuma zanthorrhizaName author: Roxb.Accepted speciesZingiberaceaeCurcuma genus
Related genus guidesCurcuma Turmeric Flower
No photo yetCurcuma zedoariaName author: (Christm.) RoscoeAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeCurcuma genus
Related genus guidesCurcuma Turmeric Flower
No photo yetCurcuma zedoarioidesName author: Chaveer. & TaneeAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeCurcuma genus
Related genus guidesCurcuma Turmeric Flower
No photo yetCyphostigma pulchellumName author: (Thwaites) Benth.Accepted speciesZingiberaceaeCyphostigma genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDistichochlamys benenicaName author: Q.B.Nguyen & Škorničk.Accepted speciesZingiberaceaeDistichochlamys genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDistichochlamys citreaName author: M.F.NewmanAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeDistichochlamys genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDistichochlamys orlowiiName author: K.Larsen & M.F.NewmanAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeDistichochlamys genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDistichochlamys rubrostriataName author: W.J.Kress & RehseAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeDistichochlamys genusNo guide yet
No photo yetElettaria cardamomumName author: (L.) MatonAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeElettaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetElettaria ensalName author: (Gaertn.) Abeyw.Accepted speciesZingiberaceaeElettaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetElettaria faciferaName author: M.Sabu & Škorničk.Accepted speciesZingiberaceaeElettaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetElettaria floribundaName author: ThwaitesAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeElettaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetElettaria involucrataName author: ThwaitesAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeElettaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetElettaria rufescensName author: ThwaitesAccepted speciesZingiberaceaeElettaria genusNo guide yet
No photo yetElettaria tulipiferaName author: M.Sabu & Škorničk.Accepted speciesZingiberaceaeElettaria 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 980 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.