Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   PLANT   (PLANTAE)
Phylum   SEED PLANTS   (EMBRYOPHYTA)
Class   DICOTS   (DICOTYLEDONEAE)
Order   OLIVE AND GENTIAN AND ALLIES   (CONTORTAE)
Family   MILKWEED   (ASCLEPIADACEAE)
Subfamily   MILKWEEDS - MISC GROUPS   (ASCLEPIADACEAE MISC TRIBES OF)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: CEROPEGIA AMPLIATA
Common name:
Scientific name: CEROPEGIA BARKLYI
Common name:
Scientific name: CEROPEGIA CAFFRORUM
Common name:
Scientific name: CEROPEGIA DEVECCHII
Common name:
Scientific name: CEROPEGIA DICHOTOMA
Common name:
Scientific name: CEROPEGIA HAYGARTHI
Common name:
Scientific name: CEROPEGIA NILOTICA PLICATA
Common name:
Scientific name: CEROPEGIA RADICANS
Common name:
Scientific name: CEROPEGIA RENDALLII
Common name:
Scientific name: CEROPEGIA ROBINSIANA ALBA
Common name: PARACHUTE OR UMBRELLA PLANT
Scientific name: CEROPEGIA SANDERSONI
Common name:
Scientific name: CEROPEGIA SERPENTINA
Common name:
Scientific name: CEROPEGIA STAPELIIFORMIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CEROPEGIA WOOODI
Common name: SWALLOW-WORT - BEARDED
Scientific name: CYNANCHUM BARBIGERUM
Common name: SANDVINE
Scientific name: CYNANCHUM LAEVE
Common name:
Scientific name: CYNANCHUM MARNIERANUM
Common name: BLACK SWALLOW-WORT
Scientific name: CYNANCHUM NIGRUM
Common name:
Scientific name: DISCHIDIA (?) BENGHALENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: DISCHIDIA (?) KHASIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: DISCHIDIA FAFFLESIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: DISCHIDIA (?) SILVERMANS
Common name:
Scientific name: FOCKEA CRISPA
Common name:
Scientific name: HOYA BELLA
Common name: WAX PLANT
Scientific name: HOYA CARNOSA
Common name:
Scientific name: HOYA CARNOSA HYBRID
Common name:
Scientific name: HOYA CINNAMONIFOLIA
Common name:
Scientific name: HOYA DEBILIS
Common name:
Scientific name: HOYA HYBRID
Common name:
Scientific name: HOYA KEYSII
Common name:
Scientific name: HOYA LACUNOSA
Common name:
Scientific name: HOYA MICRANTHA
Common name:
Scientific name: HOYA MOTOSKEI
Common name:
Scientific name: HOYA SIKKIMENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: HOYA SPECIES ?
Common name: JASMINE - MADAGASCAR
Scientific name: STEPHANOTIS FLORIBUNDA