| The current synonymy for the Global Pollen Database is given below. The synonym types are: | ||
|     | 1 | Globally monospecific genus |
|   | F | Folded into another family |
|   | N | Nomenclatural synonym |
|   | O | Other |
|   | S | Subspecific synonym |
| Synonym | Accepted Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Adiantaceae | Pteridaceae | N |
| Alliaceae | Allium-type | F |
| Alnaster fruticosus | Alnus viridis | S |
| Alnus crispa | Alnus viridis subsp. crispa | N |
| Alnus crispa-type | Alnus viridis subsp. crispa-type | N |
| Alnus fruticosa | Alnus viridis | S |
| Alnus rugosa | Alnus incana | S |
| Alnus rugosa-type | Alnus incana-type | S |
| Alnus sinuata | Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata | N |
| Alnus sinuata-type | Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata-type | N |
| Anthoceros punctatus | Aspiromitus punctatus | N |
| Antirrhoea | Antirhea | N |
| Athyrium crenatum | Diplazium sibiricum | N |
| Athyrium distentifolium | Athyrium alpestre | N |
| Athyrium distentifolium-type | Athyrium alpestre-type | N |
| Athyrium thelypterioides | Deparia acrostichoides | N |
| Austrocedrus | Austrocedrus chilensis | 1 |
| Austrocedrus-type | Austrocedrus chilensis-type | 1 |
| Betula exilis | Betula nana subsp. exilis | N |
| Bilderdykia convolvulus | Fallopia convolvulus | N |
| Bistorta | Polygonum sect. Bistorta | N |
| Bistorta bistortoides | Polygonum bistortoides | N |
| Blechnum cf. B. imperiale | Blechnum cf. B. tabulare | N |
| Blechnum imperiale-type | Blechnum tabulare-type | N |
| Brassica kaber | Sinapsis arvensis | N |
| Butomaceae | Butomus umbellatus | 1 |
| Calluna | Calluna vulgaris | 1 |
| Caltha biflora | Caltha leptosepala | N |
| Campanula uliginosa-type | Campanula aparinoides-type | N |
| Chamaenerion angustifolium | Epilobium angustifolium | N |
| Chamaenerion latifolium | Epilobium latifolium | N |
| Chamaenerion undiff. | Epilobium undiff. | N |
| Chlorophora | Maclura pomifera | N |
| Cnemidaria/Hemitelia | Cnemidaria/Cyathea | N |
| Compositae | Asteraceae | N |
| Convolvulus sepium | Calystegia sepium | N |
| Coptis groenlandica | Coptis trifolia | N |
| Cornus foemina-type | Cornus amomum-type | N |
| Cornus obliqua-type | Cornus amomum-type | N |
| Cornus stolonifera | Cornus sericea | N |
| Cornus stolonifera-type | Cornus sericea-type | N |
| Corylaceae | Betulaceae | N |
| Cupressaceae/Taxodiaceae | Cupressaceae | N |
| Cupressaceae/Taxodiaceae undiff. | Cupressaceae undiff. | N |
| Cyathea cf. C. schanschin | Cyathea cf. C. delgadii | N |
| Cyathea horrida-type | Cnemidaria horrida-type | N |
| Dichromena colorata | Rhynchospora colorata | N |
| Drymis winteri | Drimys winteri | N |
| Dryopteris oreopteris | Oreopteris limbosperma | N |
| Dryopteris spinulosa | Dryopteris carthusiana | N |
| Dryopteris spinulosa-type | Dryopteris carthusiana-type | N |
| Dryopteris thelypterioides | Thelypteris palustris | N |
| Dryopteris thelypteris | Thelypteris palustris | N |
| Duschekia fruticosa | Alnus viridis | S |
| Echium lycopsis | Echium plantagineum | N |
| Eucryphia/Caldcluvia | Eucryphia/Caldcluvia paniculata | 1 |
| Fabaceae subf. Caesalpinioideae | Caesalpiniaceae | N |
| Fabaceae subf. Mimosoideae | Mimosaceae | N |
| Fabaceae subf. Papilionoideae | Fabaceae | N |
| Fagopyrum sagittatum | Fagopyrum esculentum | N |
| Filicopsida | Polypodiophyta | N |
| Fitzroya-type | Fitzroya cupressoides-type | 1 |
| Fleurya aestuans | Laportea aestuans | N |
| Frangula alnus | Rhamnus frangula | N |
| Franseria-type | Ambrosia-type | N |
| Gramineae | Poaceae | N |
| Grossularia | Ribes | N |
| Guttiferae | Clusiaceae | N |
| Gymnogramma-type | Hemionitis-type | N |
| Heteranthera dubia | Zosterella dubia | N |
| Houstonia | Hedyotis | N |
| Humulus/Cannabis | Humulus/Cannabis sativa | N |
| Huperzia arctica | Huperzia selago | S |
| Hystrix | Elymus | N |
| Indeterminable (concealed) | Indeterminable (hidden) | N |
| Indeterminable (deteriorated) | Indeterminable (degraded) | N |
| Isoetes | Isoëtes | N |
| Isoëtes macrospora | Isoëtes lacustris | N |
| Isoëtes muricata | Isoëtes echinospora | N |
| Iva ciliata | Iva annua-type | N |
| Iva ciliata-type | Iva annua-type | N |
| Julocroton | Croton sect. Julocroton | N |
| Koenigia | Koenigia islandica | 1 |
| Labiatae | Lamiaceae | N |
| Labiatae undiff. | Lamiaceae undiff. | N |
| Laplacea | Gordonia | N |
| Laplacea fruticosa | Gordonia fruticosa | N |
| Larix dahurica | Larix gmelinii | N |
| Ledocarpaceae | Geraniaceae | F |
| Leguminosae | Fabaceae | N |
| Lentibularia | Utricularia | N |
| Lepidoceras | Lepidoceras kingii | 1 |
| Liguliflorae | Asteraceae subf. Cichorioideae | N |
| Limonium nashii | Limonium carolinianum | N |
| Littorella americana | Littorella uniflora | N |
| Lonicera villosa | Lonicera caerulea | N |
| Lophosoria | Lophosoria quadripinnata | 1 |
| Lycopodium alopecuroides | Lycopodiella alopecuroides | N |
| Lycopodium alpinum | Diphasiastrum alpinum | N |
| Lycopodium alpinum-type | Diphasiastrum alpinum-type | N |
| Lycopodium carolinianum | Pseudolycopodiella carolinianum | N |
| Lycopodium complanatum | Diphasiastrum complanatum | N |
| Lycopodium complanatum-type | Diphasiastrum complanatum-type | N |
| Lycopodium dubium | Lycopodium annotinum | S |
| Lycopodium fuegianum | Huperzia selago | N |
| Lycopodium inundatum | Lycopodiella inundata | N |
| Lycopodium lucidulum | Huperzia lucidula | N |
| Lycopodium lucidulum-type | Huperzia lucidula-type | N |
| Lycopodium pungens | Lycopodium annotinum | N |
| Lycopodium sabinaefolium-type | Diphasiastrum tristachyum-type | N |
| Lycopodium selago | Huperzia selago | N |
| Lycopodium selago-type | Huperzia selago-type | N |
| Lycopodium sitchense | Diphasiastrum sitchense | N |
| Lycopodium tristachyum | Diphasiastrum tristachyum | N |
| Lycopodium tristachyum-type | Diphasiastrum tristachyum-type | N |
| Lysichitum | Lysichiton | N |
| Maclura-type | Maclura pomifera-type | 1 |
| Malaceae | Rosaceae subf. Maloideae | F |
| Mariscus | Cladium | N |
| Meesea | Meesia | N |
| Menyanthes | Menyanthes trifoliata | 1 |
| Menyanthes trifoliata/Fauria crista-galli | Menyanthes trifoliata/Nephrophyllidium crista-galli | N |
| Mitreola | Cynoctonum | N |
| Monocotyledoneae | Liliopsida | N |
| Monocotyledoneae undiff. | Liliopsida undiff. | N |
| Myoschilos | Myoschilos oblonga | 1 |
| Myriophyllum exalbescens-type | Myriophyllum sibiricum-type | N |
| Myzodendron | Misodendrum | N |
| Nephelea setosa | Alsophila setosa | N |
| Palmae | Arecaceae | N |
| Pelliciera | Pelliciera rhizophora | 1 |
| Peschiera | Tabernaemontana | N |
| Petalostemon | Dalea | N |
| Petalostemon candidus | Dalea candida | N |
| Petalostemon candidus-type | Dalea candida-type | N |
| Petalostemon purpureus | Dalea purpurea | N |
| Petalostemon purpureus-type | Dalea purpurea-type | N |
| Petalostemum candidum | Dalea candida | N |
| Petalostemum candidum-type | Dalea candida-type | N |
| Petalostemum purpureum | Dalea purpurea | N |
| Petalostemum purpureum-type | Dalea purpurea-type | N |
| Phaeoceros laevis | Anthoceros laevis | N |
| Philesia | Philesia magellanica | 1 |
| Phrygilanthus | Tristerix | N |
| Pinus remorata | Pinus muricata | N |
| Pinus subg. Diploxylon | Pinus subg. Pinus | N |
| Pinus subg. Haploxylon | Pinus subg. Strobus | N |
| Plantago insularis | Plantago ovata | N |
| Polygonum raii-type | Polygonum oxyspermum-type | N |
| Polypodium aureum-type | Phlebodium aureum-type | N |
| Polypodium fragrans | Dryopteris fragrans | N |
| Polypodium polypodioides | Pleopeltis polypodioides | N |
| Potamogeton subg. Eupotamogeton | Potamogeton subg. Potamogeton | N |
| Potamogetonaceae | Potamogeton | 1 |
| Psoralea | Pediomelum-type | N |
| Pteretis pensylvanica | Matteuccia struthiopteris | N |
| Ranunculus longirostris-type | Ranunculus aquatilis-type | N |
| Ranunculus trichophyllus-type | Ranunculus aquatilis-type | N |
| Relbunium | Galium | N |
| Ribes grossularia-type | Ribes uva-crispa-type | N |
| Ruppia | Ruppia maritima | 1 |
| Sarcobatus | Sarcobatus vermiculatus | 1 |
| Saxegothaea | Saxegothaea conspicua | 1 |
| Schrankia | Mimosa | N |
| Selaginella cf. S. excurrens | Selaginella cf. S. marginata | N |
| Sickingia | Simira | N |
| Sorbus sibirica | Sorbus aucuparia | S |
| Sparganiaceae | Sparganium | 1 |
| Taxodiaceae | Cupressaceae | F |
| Taxodiaceae/Cupressaceae/Taxaceae | Cupressaceae/Taxaceae | N |
| Tepualia | Tepualia stipularis | 1 |
| Thalictrum angustifolium | Thalictrum lucidum | N |
| Thelypteris oreopteris | Thelypteris quelpaertensis | N |
| Tillaea | Crassula | N |
| Tubuliflorae | Asteraceae subf. Asteroideae | N |
| Typhaceae | Typha/Sparganium | O |
| Ulmus campestris | Ulmus minor | N |
| Ulmus scabra | Ulmus glabra | N |
| Umbelliferae | Apiaceae | N |
| Viburnum cassinoides | Viburnum nudum | N |
| Viburnum cassinoides-type | Viburnum nudum-type | N |
| Viburnum trilobum | Viburnum opulus | N |
| Viburnum trilobum-type | Viburnum opulus-type | N |
| Vitis sylvestris | Vitis vinifera | S |
| Zea mexicana | Zea mays | N |
14 June 2002