Plants named in 1996

Conifers are a group of vascular plants and a subset of gymnosperms. They are primarily perennial, woody trees and shrubs, mostly evergreen with a regular branching pattern, reproducing with male and female cones, usually on the same tree. They are wind-pollinated and the seeds are usually dispersed by the wind. Taxonomically, they make up the division Pinophyta, also known as Coniferae. All extant conifers, except for the gnetophytes, are perennial woody plants with secondary growth. There are over 600 living species. Conifers first appear in the fossil record over 300 million years ago in

The Celastrales are an order of flowering plants found throughout the tropics and subtropics, with only a few species extending far into the temperate regions. The 1200 to 1350 species are in about 100 genera. All but seven of these genera are in the large family Celastraceae. Until recently, the composition of the order and its division into families varied greatly from one author to another.

The Buxales are a small order of eudicot flowering plants, recognized by the APG IV system of 2016. The order includes the family Buxaceae; the families Didymelaceae and Haptanthaceae may also be recognized or may be included in the Buxaceae. Many members of the order are evergreen shrubs or trees, although some are herbaceous perennials. They have separate "male" (staminate) and "female" (carpellate) flowers, mostly on the same plant (i.e. they are mostly monoecious). Some species are of economic importance either for the wood they produce or as ornamental plants.

Schlegeliaceae is a family of plants native to tropical America. This family is sometimes included in Scrophulariaceae.

Sphagneticola trilobata, commonly known as the Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye, marigold Singapore daisy, creeping-oxeye, trailing daisy, and wedelia, is a plant in the tribe Heliantheae of the family Asteraceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, but now grows throughout the Neotropics. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental groundcover.

Banksia aquilonia, commonly known as the northern banksia and jingana, is a tree in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to north Queensland on Australia's northeastern coastline. With an average height of 8 m (26 ft), it has narrow glossy green leaves up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long and 6 to 10 cm (2.4 to 3.9 in) high pale yellow flower spikes, known as inflorescences, appearing in autumn. As the spikes age, their flowers fall off and they develop up to 50 follicles, each of which contains two seeds. Alex George described the plant in his 1981 monograph of the genus Banksia as a variety of B.

The Arthoniales is the second largest order of mainly crustose lichens, but fruticose lichens are present as well. The order contains around 1500 species, while the largest order with lichenized fungi, the Lecanorales, contains more than 14000 species.

Abarema cochliocarpos is a species of tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its common name is barbatimão. It is endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in Alagoas, Bahia, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte and São Paulo. There is a coastal form and an inland form of this species. The coastal form can exceed 10 meters in height. The inland form is up to 4 meters tall and has smaller leaflets which are tougher in texture. In coastal areas this tree grows in woodland habitat on sandy substrates. Inland it can be found in scrub, savanna, and disturbed habitat types. Threats to

Magnolia boliviana is a tree in the family Magnoliaceae native to the rainforests of the eastern Andean foothills of Bolivia.

Hesperantha coccinea, the river lily, or crimson flag lily, synonym Schizostylis coccinea, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae, native to Southern Africa and Zimbabwe. It is a semievergreen perennial growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall, with slender lanceolate leaves up to 40 cm (16 in) long and 1 cm (0.4 in) broad. The flowers are red, occasionally pink or white, 30–35 mm long, with six petals; they are produced four to ten alternately on a spike in late summer to autumn. The Latin specific epithet coccinea means “bright red”.

Encephalartos senticosus is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae native to the Lebombo Mountains of Mozambique, Eswatini (Swaziland), and the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Prior to its description in 1996, Encephalartos senticosus had been confused with the closely related and sympatric Encephalartos lebomboensis. Both species are commonly known as the Lebombo cycad.

Encephalartos brevifoliolatus, the escarpment cycad, is a cycad in the African genus Encephalartos. It is extinct in the wild. The escarpment cycad was found in short grasslands in the very open Protea savanna on the northern Drakensberg escarpment in South Africa's Limpopo Province.

Allium daninianum is a species of onion found in the Levant; Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan. It is a bulb-forming perennial with a long, flexuous scape. Umbel is lax, the pink flowers long-pedicelled and mostly drooping.

Turbinicarpus alonsoi is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Mexico.

Paphiopedilum helenae is a species of orchid endemic to Cao Bằng Province of Vietnam.

Ornithogalum adseptentrionesvergentulum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. This monocot from the Great Karoo desert is one of the world's smallest bulb species, under 3 cm (1.2 in) tall, and yet it has the longest valid plant name. The specific epithet means "inclined towards the north".

Magnolia wolfii is a tree species in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia. The species is recorded only from one locality in Risaralda Department. The species is being investigated by a conservation and propagation research program implemented by the Technological University of Pereira, with the support of Botanic Gardens Conservation International. In August 2006 scientists visited the small two hectare patch of forest where M. wolfii was known to grow. They found the area to be girded on all sides by plantations of coffee, and only three adult trees growing there, apparently

Magnolia minor is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Magnolia hernandezii is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia. The tree can attain a height of up to 40 m and trunk diameter approaching 1 m with smooth, light-brown or light-grey bark. It has a woody, globular fruit with up to 15 cm diameter. The Species is being investigated by a conservation and propagation research program implemented by Technical University of Pereira with support by Botanical Gardens Conservation International . Locally called molinillo, the tree is endemic to the Cauca river watershed and surroundings, from Antioquia department to the

Magnolia amazonica is a flowering evergreen tree of the family Magnoliaceae native to the lower western Amazon River Basin, including Peru and Brazil.

Larryleachia is a genus of stapeliad succulent flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. Species Larryleachia cactiformis (Hooker) Plowes Larryleachia marlothii (N.E. Brown) Plowes Larryleachia perlata (Dinter) Plowes Larryleachia picta (N.E.Brown) Plowes Larryleachia tirasmontana (Plowes) Plowes Taxonomy Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be monophyletic, and most closely related to the stapeliad genera Richtersveldtia and Notechidnopsis. Marginally more distantly related is a sister branch of related genera including Lavrania and Hoodia.

Encephalartos aplanatus is a species of cycad in Eswatini.

Drosera kenneallyi is a carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera and is endemic to the Kimberley region in northern Western Australia.

Drosera derbyensis is a perennial carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera and is endemic to Western Australia.

Buchanania cochinchinensis is the name of a plant species and may refer to: Buchanania lanzan, a species to which the name Buchanania cochinchinensis has been misapplied Glycosmis cochinchinensis, a species for which Buchanania cochinchinensis is a synonym

Aloe tormentorii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name Mazambron. This Aloe is endemic to the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean. It is one of only two Aloes to naturally occur in Mauritius - the other being the tall growing Aloe purpurea. It is part of a group of aloes which bear fleshy berries, and were therefore classed as a separate group, "Lomatophyllum". Within this group, it is closely related to Madagascan Aloe occidentalis (which can be distinguished by having longer leaves, shorter inflorescence, and longer

Aloe citrea is a species of Aloe found in South Eastern Madagascar.

Magnolia yarumalense is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia. Common names include: Gallinazo morado, gallinazo (Andes and Jardín), boñigo (Barbosa), almanegra (Santa Rosa de Osos and Yarumal).

Magnolia guatapensis is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia. Common names include: almanegra, almanegra de Guatapé.

Magnolia gilbertoi is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia. It is known commonly as cana bravo and hojarasco de Gilberto. This tree is part of the canopy in sub-Andean and Andean forests. It is cut for its wood and its habitat is being cleared for agriculture, making it an endangered species.