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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.

26 species · CordylineShowing 1–24

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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 yetCordyline angustissimaName author: K.Schum.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline australisName author: (G.Forst.) Endl.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline banksiiName author: Hook.f.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline cannifoliaName author: R.Br.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline casanovaeName author: Linden ex AndréAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline congestaName author: (Sweet) Steud.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline forbesiiName author: RendleAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline fruticosaName author: (L.) A.Chev.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline gibbingsaeName author: CarseAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline indivisaName author: (G.Forst.) Endl.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline lateralisName author: Lauterb.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline ledermanniiName author: K.KrauseAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline manners-suttoniaeName author: F.Muell.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline matthewsiiName author: CarseAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline mauritianaName author: (Lam.) J.F.Macbr.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline minutifloraName author: Ridl.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline murchisoniaeName author: F.Muell.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline neocaledonicaName author: (Baker) B.D.Jacks.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline obtectaName author: (Graham) BakerAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline petiolarisName author: (Domin) PedleyAccepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline pumilioName author: Hook.f.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline racemosaName author: Ridl.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline rubraName author: Otto & A.Dietr.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
No photo yetCordyline schlechteriName author: Lauterb.Accepted speciesAsparagaceaeCordyline genus
Related genus guideTi Leaf
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.