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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244 species · PolystachyaShowing 193–216
Clear filtersPhotos show the identified species; cultivars and commercial forms can vary. Related genus guides cover other plants in the same group. Name authors credit the botanists behind a scientific name; “L.” stands for Carl Linnaeus. Swipe across the table to see family and guide links.
| Photo | Species | Family & genus | Flower guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| No photo yet | Polystachya samilaeName author: Eb.Fisch., Killmann, J.-P.Lebel & Delep.Accepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya sandersoniiName author: Harv.Accepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya seidenfadenianaName author: Mytnik & BaranowAccepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya serpentinaName author: P.J.CribbAccepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya seticaulisName author: RendleAccepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya setiferaName author: Lindl.Accepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya shegaName author: Kraenzl.Accepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya siederiName author: HermansAccepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya simplexName author: RendleAccepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya songaniensisName author: G.Will.Accepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya sosefiiName author: Baranow & MytnikAccepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya spatellaName author: Kraenzl.Accepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya stauroglossaName author: Kraenzl.Accepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya stenophyllaName author: Schltr.Accepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya steudneriName author: Rchb.f.Accepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya stewartianaName author: GeerinckAccepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya stodolnyiName author: Szlach. & OlszewskiAccepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya stuhlmanniiName author: Kraenzl.Accepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya suaveolensName author: P.J.CribbAccepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya subdiphyllaName author: Summerh.Accepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya subulataName author: FinetAccepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya subumbellataName author: P.J.Cribb & Podz.Accepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya superpositaName author: Rchb.f.Accepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
| No photo yet | Polystachya supfianaName author: Schltr.Accepted species | OrchidaceaePolystachya genus | No guide yet |
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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 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.