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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.

100 species · BuxusShowing 73–96

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Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetBuxus portoricensisAlainAccepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus pseudaneuraEg.KöhlerAccepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus pubescensGreenm.Accepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus pubifoliaMerr.Accepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus pubirameaMerr. & ChunAccepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus rabenantoandroiG.E.Schatz & LowryAccepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus retusa(Griseb.) Müll.Arg.Accepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus revoluta(Britton) MathouAccepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus rheedioidesUrb.Accepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus rivularisMerr.Accepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus rolfeiS.VidalAccepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus rotundifolia(Britton) MathouAccepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus rugulosaHatus.Accepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus rupicolaRidl.Accepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus sclerophyllaEg.KöhlerAccepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
Boxwood — botanical reference

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Buxus sempervirensL.Accepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genusBoxwood guide
No photo yetBuxus serpentinicolaEg.KöhlerAccepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus shaferi(Britton) Urb.Accepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus sinica(Rehder & E.H.Wilson) M.ChengAccepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus sirindhornianaW.K.Soh, von Sternb., Hodk. & J.Parn.Accepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus stenophyllaHanceAccepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus subcolumnarisMüll.Arg.Accepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus tripteraEg.KöhlerAccepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
No photo yetBuxus vaccinioides(Britton) Urb.Accepted speciesBuxaceaeBuxus genus
Related genus guideBoxwood
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 480 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.