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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31 species · PalisotaShowing 1–24
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| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Palisota akouangouiName author: E.Bidault & BurgAccepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota alboantheraName author: Burg & E.BidaultAccepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota alopecurusName author: Pellegr.Accepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota ambiguaName author: (P.Beauv.) C.B.ClarkeAccepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota barteriName author: Hook.f.Accepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota bogneriName author: BrenanAccepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota brachythyrsaName author: Mildbr.Accepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota bracteosaName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota cristalensisName author: E.Bidault & BurgAccepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota decumbensName author: Faden, Burg & E.BidaultAccepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota eboName author: CheekAccepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota fadeniiName author: Burg & E.BidaultAccepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota flagellifloraName author: FadenAccepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota graciliorName author: Mildbr.Accepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota hirsutaName author: (Thunb.) K.Schum.Accepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota lagopusName author: Mildbr.Accepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota laurentiiName author: De Wild.Accepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota laxifloraName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota leewhiteiName author: Burg, O.Lachenaud & E.BidaultAccepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota manniiName author: C.B.ClarkeAccepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota myrianthaName author: K.Schum.Accepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota orientalisName author: K.Schum.Accepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota pedicellataName author: K.Schum.Accepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Palisota plicataName author: E.Bidault & BurgAccepted species | CommelinaceaePalisota 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 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.