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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.

227 species · CommelinaShowing 25–48

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Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetCommelina bequaertiiDe Wild.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina bicaerulofloraS.S.YingAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina boissierianaC.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina bracteosaHassk.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina bravoaMatudaAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina calandrinioides(F.Muell.) Zuntini & FrankelAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina cameroonensisJ.K.MortonAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina capitataBenth.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina carolinianaWalterAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina catharinensisHassemer, J.P.R.Ferreira, Funez & J.D.MedeirosAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina chamissonisKlotzsch ex C.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina chayaensisFadenAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina ciliataT.D.StanleyAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina clarkeanaK.Schum.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina clavataC.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina clavatoidesNampy & S.M.JosephAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina communisL.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina congestaC.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina congestispathaLópez-Ferr., Espejo & CejaAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina corbisieriDe Wild.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina corradiiChiov.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina crassicaulisC.B.ClarkeAccepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina cufodontiiChiov.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCommelina cyaneaR.Br.Accepted speciesCommelinaceaeCommelina 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 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.