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.

75 species · CorchorusShowing 49–72

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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 yetCorchorus pinnatipartitusName author: WildAccepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus psammophilusName author: CoddAccepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus pseudo-olitoriusName author: Islam & ZaidAccepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus pseudocapsularisName author: Schweinf.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus puberulusName author: HalfordAccepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus pumilioName author: R.Br. ex Benth.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus reynoldsiaeName author: HalfordAccepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus saxatilisName author: WildAccepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus schimperiName author: Cufod.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus sericeusName author: Ewart & O.B.DaviesAccepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus siamensisName author: CraibAccepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus sidoidesName author: F.Muell.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus siliquosusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus subargentusName author: HalfordAccepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus sublatusName author: HalfordAccepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus sulcatusName author: I.Verd.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus tectusName author: HalfordAccepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus thozetiiName author: HalfordAccepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus tiniannensisName author: Hosok.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus tirunelveliensisName author: Kalaiselvan, Selvak. & RajakumarAccepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus tomentellusName author: F.Muell.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus torresianusName author: Gaudich.Accepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus tridensName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetCorchorus trilocularisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)Accepted speciesMalvaceaeCorchorus 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.