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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.

66 species · OcimumShowing 25–48

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Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetOcimum formosumGürkeAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum forskaoliiBenth.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum fruticosum(Ryding) A.J.PatonAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum grandiflorumLam.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum gratissimumL.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum hirsutissimum(P.A.Duvign.) A.J.PatonAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum irvineiJ.K.MortonAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum jamesiiSebaldAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum kenyenseAyob. ex A.J.PatonAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum kilimandscharicumGürkeAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum labiatum(N.E.Br.) A.J.PatonAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum lamiifoliumHochst. ex Benth.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum masaienseAyob. ex A.J.PatonAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum mearnsii(Ayob. ex Sebald) A.J.PatonAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum metallorum(P.A.Duvign.) A.J.PatonAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum minutiflorum(Sebald) A.J.PatonAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum mitwabense(Ayob.) A.J.PatonAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum monocotyloides(Plancke ex Ayob.) A.J.PatonAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum motjaneanumMcCallum & K.BalkwillAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum natalenseAyob. ex A.J.PatonAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum nudicauleBenth.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum nummularia(S.Moore) A.J.PatonAccepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum obovatumE.Mey. ex Benth.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
No photo yetOcimum ovatumBenth.Accepted speciesLamiaceaeOcimum genus
Related genus guideBasil
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 480 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.