Plants named in 2022

Victoria boliviana, or the Bolivian waterlily is a species of aquatic plant within the genus Victoria in the family Nymphaeaceae. It is the newest described species of the genus and its largest member in size and was officially identified in 2022. In January 2023, the species was awarded three Guinness World Record titles for world's largest waterlily species, world's largest waterlily leaf and world's largest undivided leaf, with the latter two specifically recognising a specimen grown in 2012 at La Rinconada Gardens in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Uvariopsis dicaprio is a species of tropical evergreen tree in the genus Uvariopsis. It is endemic to the Ebo Forest, in the Littoral Region of Cameroon. It was the first new plant species described in 2022, and was named after American actor Leonardo DiCaprio by botanists Martin Cheek and George Gosline, from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. U. dicaprio is classified as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List.

Nepenthes pudica is a tropical pitcher plant known from a handful of localities in the Mentarang Hulu district of North Kalimantan, Borneo, where it occurs at 1100–1300 m above sea level. It is notable for producing achlorophyllous subterranean stems bearing functional underground pitchers; very few pitchers are produced above ground. Nepenthes pudica may have evolved its underground pitchers due to the seasonally dry ridgetops it inhabits. It appears to predominantly capture ants, as do the majority of studied species in the genus Nepenthes. Nepenthes pudica is the first described species of

Dolichostachys is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. Its sole species, Dolichostachys elongata, is a subshrub that is endemic to Madagascar. It is considered an endangered species.

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Vavara breviflora is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. It is the sole species in genus Vavara.

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Macrolearia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes six species native to New Zealand.

Dolichostachys is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. Its sole species, Dolichostachys elongata, is a subshrub that is endemic to Madagascar. It is considered an endangered species.

Shomalia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. It includes two species endemic to Iran. Shomalia ghafooriana (Akhani) Lyskov Shomalia olivieri (Boiss.) Lyskov

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Robrichia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes three species of plants native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.

Myanmaranthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae. It includes a single species, Myanmaranthus roseiflorus, which endemic to Myanmar and known only from a single location in Kachin State. It is an herbaceous plant up to 2.5 meters tall which grows from a rhizome, with pink flowers. The plant was collected in the buffer zone of Hkakaborazi National Park, growing in a disturbed roadside area through primary subtropical moist evergreen forest at 568 metres elevation. The genus and species were described in 2022. Myanmaranthus is most closely related to genus Phrynium, but

Macrolearia oporina is a species of small tree in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the south-western South Island of New Zealand, including some outlying islands (e.g., Stewart Island). It grows in coastal scrub or forest, often on peaty ground.

Eucarpha strobilina, synonym Knightia strobilina, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae, native to New Caledonia.

Eucarpha deplanchei is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae, native to New Caledonia. It was first described in 1865 as Knightia deplanchei.

Barclaya wellyi is a species of perennial aquatic plant native to Sumatra, Indonesia.

Atacamallium minutiflorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is the sole species in genus Atacamallium. It is a bulbous geophyte endemic to Antofagasta Region of northern Chile, where it grows in the coastal Atacama Desert. DNA and morphological analyses place it as a sister to genus Leucocoryne in the tribe Leucocoryneae. It is distinguished from other Leucocoryneae by having smaller flowers, tepals fused only at the base, six stamens arranged in a single series, and trifid (three-lobed) stigma.

Acanthocalycium klinglerianum is a species of cactus endemic to Bolivia.

Umbraria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. It includes two species native to southeastern Brazil. Umbraria microphylla (J.A.Schmidt) Scatigna Umbraria veronicoides (J.A.Schmidt) Scatigna The genus was described in 2022 by André Vito Scatigna and Vinicius Castro Souza. The two species were previously placed in genus Stemodia.

Tangshuia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It contains a single species, Tangshuia pitouchaoensis. It is an annual native to Taiwan.

Simonachne maidenii is a species of grass (in the family Poaceae) endemic to New South Wales. It is the sole species in genus Simonachne. It is a scrambling perennial grass with slender, rigid horizontal stems and branches which ascend. The leaves have sheathes which are sparsely hairy and the ligule is fringed. The racemes are terminal or axillary, and about 4 centimetres (1.6 in) long, with the lateral racemes being shorter and partially enclosed by the sheath. When mature the spikelets (2.5–3 mm long ) fall entirely. The upper glume has five nerves. The lower lemma (similar to the upper

Simonachne maidenii is a species of grass (in the family Poaceae) endemic to New South Wales. It is the sole species in genus Simonachne. It is a scrambling perennial grass with slender, rigid horizontal stems and branches which ascend. The leaves have sheathes which are sparsely hairy and the ligule is fringed. The racemes are terminal or axillary, and about 4 centimetres (1.6 in) long, with the lateral racemes being shorter and partially enclosed by the sheath. When mature the spikelets (2.5–3 mm long ) fall entirely. The upper glume has five nerves. The lower lemma (similar to the upper

Shrirangia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. It includes a single species, Shrirangia concanensis, which is endemic to Maharashtra state in western India. It is a slender-stemmed perennial herb, 10–50 cm tall, which grows from a tuberous root. It is found on low-elevation lateritic plateaus in the Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. It grows in the shade of trees and shrubs including Holarrhena pubescens, Breynia retusa, Leea asiatica, Memecylon umbellatum, and Microcos paniculata, often in association with Dioscorea bulbifera, Dipcadi