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It can be very confusing! There are many different families of Flowering Plants (Angiosperms) http://www.theplantlist.org/1.... and within each of those families, there are many different Genera and in each Genera (Genus) many different species.

For example:
Family Araceae: http://www.theplantlist.org/1....
Genus - Philodendron: : http://www.theplantlist.org/1....
Species of Philodendron: http://www.theplantlist.org/1....

Then you get into Cultivars which are man-made hybrids. An example of one is: Philodendron 'King of Spades' (also known as 'Ace of Spades') which is a hybrid cross between two Philodendrons:
http://www.exoticrainforest.co...