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 73–96
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| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Matelea kirkbrideiName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea klugiiName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea lehmanniiName author: (Schltr.) MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea leucodermaName author: (Rusby) MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea liesneriName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea ligustrinaName author: (Decne.) MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea lilliputianaName author: Díaz-Mota, L.O.Alvarado & Pío-LeónAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea marcoassisiiName author: FontellaAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea matezkiiName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea matogrossensisName author: FontellaAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea meridensisName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea meyeriName author: WoodsonAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea microphyllaName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea molinarumName author: L.O.WilliamsAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea mollisName author: (Griseb.) WoodsonAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea monticolaName author: AlainAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea mutisianaName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea neblinaeName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea neeiName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea nicoyanaName author: J.E.Jiménez, M.Méndez & ObregónAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea nielseniiName author: MorilloAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea nigrescensName author: (Schltdl.) WoodsonAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea oaxacanaName author: (Standl.) W.D.StevensAccepted species | ApocynaceaeMatelea genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Matelea ochraceaName 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.