There are quite a few varieties of animals and plants species that have been named after popular celebrities across the world. From tulips, sweetpeas and roses to carnivorous plants species, a lot more have been named after royals, actors, actresses and the like.

Some famous celebrity names given to flowers include Britain’s Prince William and Catherine (Kate) Middleton, Bollywood actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai, British actress Helen Mirren, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and more.

Start the slideshow to view the celebrities who have lent their names to flowers.

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who gave birth to a baby girl in November, has a variety of pink Tulip, the symbol of The Netherlands as tourist destination, named after her.

A sweetpea and white rose were named after Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, at the Chelsea Flower Show 2011, London, May 23, 2011.

British actress Helen Mirren poses for a photograph with the Nepenthes 'Helen,' a carnivorous plant named after her, on press day at the Chelsea Flower Show 2011 in London, May 23, 2011.

A blended-pink hybrid tea rose, named after the late Princess of Wales, Diana.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves a service of celebration to mark the 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible at Westminster Abbey. The Queen has a variety of grandiflora roses named after her.

A hybrid pink petal tea rose is named after the late actress Elizabeth Taylor.

Celebrity photographer Sid Avery photographed actress Audrey Hepburn with her pet dog at Paramount studios in Hollywood in 1957. The "My Fair Lady" actress has a light pink hybrid tea rose named after her.