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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153 species · MateleaShowing 1–24
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| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Matelea abbreviataName author: Standl. & L.O.WilliamsAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea acevedoiName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea alainiiName author: WoodsonAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea altamiranaName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea ampiyacuensisName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea andinaName author: (Malme) MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea angustifoliaName author: (Griseb.) Greuter & LiedeAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea annulataName author: AlainAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea anomalaName author: Morillo, Meve & LiedeAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea asplundiiName author: (Malme) MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea atrocoronataName author: (Brandegee) WoodsonAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea atrolinguaName author: Morillo, I.L.Morais & FarinaccioAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea attenuataName author: (Rusby) MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea austrobrasiliensisName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea bahiensisName author: Morillo & FontellaAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea barrosianaName author: FontellaAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea belizensisName author: (Lundell & Standl.) WoodsonAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea bolivarensisName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea bolivianaName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea brevistipitataName author: Krings & MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea callejasiiName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea camiloanaName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea cardozoiName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea carmenaemiliaeName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea 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.