Plants of the World Online (POWO)
Source primaire
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Kew’s global taxonomic authority for vascular plants: the accepted name, full synonymy, and the native / introduced distribution (TDWG botanical-country resolution) for ~1.4 million names. Plotwright’s region-appropriate primary botanical authority for European and global flora — and a reliable native-range source for species (hybrids, tropical, neotropical) that a US extension toolbox does not profile.
Ce que vous y trouverez
Accepted scientific name + synonymy
Authoritative native vs introduced distribution
Taxonomic-status verification (accepted / synonym)
Region-appropriate authority for European + Brazilian flora
Données précises que nous en tirons : accepted name (IPNI fqId), synonymy, native distribution (TDWG regions), introduced distribution (TDWG regions).
Bon à savoir
Synonymy honesty. When a familiar horticultural name (e.g. Tibouchina granulosa) is a synonym of the accepted name (Pleroma granulosum), surface the accepted name alongside the recognised one rather than silently picking one.
Distribution scope. POWO distribution is native-range botany at TDWG botanical-country resolution — regional context, not a garden hardiness statement; pair with a horticultural source for cultivation.
Comment citer cette source
Cite the specific taxon page (https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/<IPNI-fqId>); record the accepted name when the cited name is a synonym.
Licence
POWO content is © Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, released under CC BY 3.0; factual taxonomy + distribution are not copyrightable but attribution to Kew/POWO is required.
Attention
POWO is a botanical (taxonomy + native-range) authority, not a cultivation guide — it tells you what a plant is and where it grows wild, not how to grow it. Distribution is wild native range, not cultivated or naturalised garden performance.
Citée par 34 plantes
Angel's trumpet
Black elder
Blue passionflower
Cacao
Cassava
Christmas rose
Cockspur coral tree
Common snowdrop
Cornelian cherry
Cowslip
European beech
European columbine
European hornbeam
European silver fir
European spindle
Field maple
French lavender
Glory tree
Gloxinia
Grey-leaved cistus
Guava
Ivy-leaved cyclamen
Laurustinus
Papaya