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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22 species · MacroscepisShowing 1–22
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| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Macroscepis aureaName author: E.Fourn.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis cornejoiName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis diademataName author: (Ker Gawl.) W.D.StevensAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis dutraeName author: (Malme) MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis ellipticaName author: N.E.Br.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis grandifloraName author: (Mart.) H.A.Keller & LiedeAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis hatschbachiiName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis hirsutaName author: (Vahl) Schltr.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis longifloraName author: (Jacq.) Spreng.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis macrocorollaName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis magnificaName author: MalmeAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis mesoamericanaName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis morilloanaName author: (Fontella) MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis multifloraName author: (Mart. & Zucc.) MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis pleistanthaName author: Donn.Sm.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis schreiteriName author: (Descole & T.Mey.) H.A.Keller & LiedeAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis selloanaName author: E.Fourn.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis sinalobolanaName author: L.O.Alvarado, Pío-León & M.G.ChávezAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis stevensiiName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis unifloraName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis urceolataName author: H.Karst.Accepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Macroscepis yucatanensisName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMacroscepis genus | No guide yet |
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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 datasetWhat 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 1230 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.