Plants named in 1905

Pachyrhizus erosus, commonly known as jícama ( or ; Spanish: jícama [ˈxikama] ; from Nahuatl languages: xīcamatl [ʃiːˈkamatɬ]) or Mexican turnip, is a native Mesoamerican vine, although the name jícama most commonly refers to the plant's edible tuberous root.It is in the pea family (Fabaceae). Pachyrhizus tuberosus and Pachyrhizus ahipa are the other two cultivated species in the genus. The naming of this group of edible plants can sometimes be confusing, with much overlap of similar, or the same, common names. Flowers, either blue or white, and pods similar to peas, are produced on fully

Stevia rebaudiana is a plant species in the genus Stevia of the family Asteraceae. It is commonly known as candyleaf, sweetleaf or sugarleaf. It is a small seasonal plant which grows to a height of 30–60 centimetres (1–2 feet). It has elongated leaves that grow along the stems and are lined up against each other. The flowers are typically trimmed to improve the taste of the leaves. Stevia is a tender perennial native to parts of Brazil and Paraguay having humid, wet environments. Stevia is widely grown for its leaves, from which extracts can be manufactured as sweetener products known

Zamioculcas is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, containing the single species Zamioculcas zamiifolia. It is a tropical herbaceous perennial plant, and is native to eastern Africa, including Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its common names include Zanzibar gem, Zuzu plant, emerald palm, ZZ plant, aroid palm and eternity plant. It is commonly grown as a houseplant, mainly because it has attractive glossy foliage and is easy to care for. Zamioculcas zamiifolia is winter-hardy in USDA Zones 9 and 10.

Bolboschoenus maritimus is a species of flowering plant from family Cyperaceae. Common names for this species include sea clubrush, cosmopolitan bulrush, alkali bulrush, saltmarsh bulrush, and bayonet grass. It is found in seaside wetland habitats over much of the world. It is widespread across much of temperate and subtropical Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and various islands.

Bolboschoenus is a genus of plants in the sedge family, of nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Epipaleolithic and Neolithic peoples used ground root tubers of these plants to make the first breads. Accepted species Bolboschoenus caldwellii (V.J.Cook) Soják – Australia, New Zealand Bolboschoenus capensis (Burm.f.) Holub – Cape Province of South Africa Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (Torr.) Soják – Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Canada, United States, northeastern Mexico Bolboschoenus glaucus (Lam.) S.G.Sm. – southern Europe, Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, India, Mongolia Bolboschoenus

Echeveria elegans, the Mexican snow ball, God's Throne, Mexican gem or white Mexican rose is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to semi-desert habitats in Mexico.

Calepina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes a single species, Calepina irregularis, an annual native to Mediterranean Europe, northwestern Africa, Western Asia to Iran and Turkmenistan, the Caucasus, and southern European Russia.

Juniperus pinchotii, commonly known as Pinchot juniper or redberry juniper, is a species of juniper native to south-western North America, in Mexico: Nuevo León and Coahuila, and in the United States: south-eastern New Mexico, central Texas, and western Oklahoma. It grows at altitudes between 600 and 2,100 metres (2,000 and 6,900 feet).

Aloe marlothii (also known as the mountain aloe or the flat-flowered aloe) is a large, single-stemmed Southern African aloe of rocky places and open flat country, occasionally growing up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall.

Aglossorrhyncha is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family Orchidaceae. It contains 13 currently recognized species, native to eastern Indonesia, New Guinea, and various islands in the Pacific Ocean. Aglossorrhyncha aurea Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach - New Guinea, Bismarcks, Solomons Aglossorrhyncha biflora J.J.Sm. - Maluku, New Guinea, Solomons, Fiji, Vanuatu Aglossorrhyncha bilobula Kores - Fiji Aglossorrhyncha fruticicola J.J.Sm. - New Guinea Aglossorrhyncha galanthiflora J.J.Sm. - New Guinea Aglossorrhyncha jabiensis J.J.Sm. - New Guinea Aglossorrhyncha lucida

Auxopus is a genus of the family Orchidaceae. It belongs to the tribe Gastrodieae. Little is known about the flower structure of members of Gastrodieae, which are saprophytic. Auxopus are leafless and contain inflorescences of flowers with their sepals and petals united. Auxopus has 4 known species, native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. Auxopus kamerunensis Schltr. - Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon Auxopus letouzeyi Szlach. - Cameroon Auxopus macranthus Summerh. - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Democratic Republic of

Pinus pringlei, commonly known as Pringle's pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is found only in Mexico. The specific epithet, pringlei, honours Cyrus Guernsey Pringle (1838–1911), an American botanist, explorer and plant breeder.

Yucca faxoniana is a bladed evergreen shrub of the genus Yucca. It is known by the common names Faxon yucca, Spanish dagger, and giant dagger.

Widdringtonia schwarzii (Willowmore cedar or Willowmore cypress, Afrikaans: Baviaanskloof-seder) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cupressaceae. It is native to South Africa, where it is endemic to the Baviaanskloof and Kouga Mountains west of Port Elizabeth in Eastern Cape Province; it occurs on dry rocky slopes and crags at 600–1,200 m altitude. It is threatened by habitat loss, particularly by wildfire. The Willowmore cypress is a protected tree in South Africa. It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 20–25 m (formerly known to 40 m) tall. The leaves are scale-like, 1.5

Toxicodendron diversilobum (syn. Rhus diversiloba), commonly named Pacific poison oak or western poison oak, is a woody vine or shrub in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae. It is widely distributed in western North America, inhabiting conifer and mixed broadleaf forests, woodlands, grasslands, and chaparral biomes. Peak flowering occurs in May. Like other members of the genus Toxicodendron, T. diversilobum causes itching and allergic rashes in most people after contact by touch or smoke inhalation. Despite its name, it is not closely related to oaks, nor is it a true tree.

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Rhabdodendron is a genus of flowering plant in the monotypic family Rhabdodendraceae. It comprises three species of tropical South American trees. It is placed in its own family, Rhabdodendraceae, which has only been recognized for the past few decades. The 2003 APG II system (unchanged from the 1998 APG system) assigned it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots. The 1981 Cronquist system placed it in the order Rosales. Before the creation of the family Rhabdodendraceae, the genus Rhabdodendron had a very lively history as to taxonomic placement.

Helanthium tenellum, the pygmy chain sword, is a species of plants in the Alismataceae. It is native to the eastern United States (from Texas to Florida, north to Michigan and Massachusetts), southern Mexico (Chiapas, Veracruz), West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola), Central America, South America (from Guyana to Argentina)

Helanthium is a genus of plants in the Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere. At present (May 2014), three species are recognized: Helanthium bolivianum (Rusby) Lehtonen & Myllys - southern Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America Helanthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult.f.) J.G.Sm. in N.L.Britton - eastern United States (from Texas to Florida, north to Michigan and Massachusetts), southern Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America Helanthium zombiense (Jérémie) Lehtonen & Myllys - Jamaica, Island of Guadeloupe

Epiblastus is a genus of orchids with 22 known species distributed from New Guinea, Philippines, Maluku, Sulawesi, Fiji, the Solomons, the Bismarcks, Samoa and Vanuatu.

Chamaeanthus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Four species are currently recognized as of September 2025, all native to southeastern Asia. Chamaeanthus brachystachys Schltr. in J.J.Smith - Java, Borneo, southern Thailand Chamaeanthus wenzelii Ames - Taiwan, Philippines Chamaeanthus longicheila (Aver. & Nuraliev) Vuong & Kumar - Vietnam Chamaeanthus canhii (Aver.) Vuong & Kumar - Vietnam

Aloe comosa is a species of flowering plant in the Asphodelaceae family. It is commonly called Clanwilliam aloe and is endemic to South Africa.

Populus yunnanensis, the Yunnan poplar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to south-central China. It has found use as a street tree, particularly in Australia.

Allium pskemense is a rare Asian species of wild onion native to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and southern Kazakhstan. Allium pskemense has been overharvested for its traditional uses in food and medicine, though there are some reports of it being cultivated in kitchen gardens.

Phyllonoma is a genus consisting of four species of trees and shrubs native to South and Central America, from Peru to Mexico. It is the sole genus in the family Phyllonomaceae, syn. Dulongiaceae. The flowers are produced in epiphyllous inflorescences, as in the Helwingiaceae; usually a pair of flowers at the tip of each leaf. The APG II classification (2003) places them in the order Aquifoliales, along with the hollies and Helwingiaceae. In the Cronquist classification (1981) the family Phyllonomaceae was treated as a synonym of the family Grossulariaceae, with the genus Phyllonoma included

Paphiopedilum gratrixianum is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae found from Laos to Vietnam.

Nepenthes macfarlanei (; after John Muirhead Macfarlane, botanist) is a carnivorous pitcher plant species endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It produces attractive red-speckled pitchers. Lower pitchers are ovoid or infundibular in the lower half and globose or cylindrical above and up to 25 cm high. Upper (aerial) pitchers are of a lighter colour with wings reduced to ribs. The lower surface of the lid is densely covered with short, white hairs. This is a characteristic morphological feature of this species, but at present its function is unknown.

Hippeophyllum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to New Guinea, insular Southeast Asia, and the Solomon Islands. Hippeophyllum alboviride J.J.Sm. - New Guinea Hippeophyllum biakenae J.J.Sm. - New Guinea Hippeophyllum celebicum Schltr. - Sulawesi Hippeophyllum halmaherense J.J.Sm. - Halmahera Hippeophyllum hamadryas (Ridl.) Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach - New Guinea Hippeophyllum micranthum Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach - New Guinea, Solomon Islands Hippeophyllum papillosum Schltr. - New Guinea Hippeophyllum scortechinii

Drosera aliciae, the Alice sundew, is a carnivorous plant in the family Droseraceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, like Drosera capensis, the cape sundew, and is one of the most common sundews in cultivation.

Berberis candidula is a species of plant in the family Berberidaceae. It is endemic to China, native to the provinces of Hubei and Sichuan. It is commonly known as paleleaf barberry. Berberis candidula is an evergreen shrub up to 1m tall, with spines along the younger shoots. Leaves are simple, shiny, up to 20 mm long. Flowers are solitary, yellowish-red. Berries are ellipsoid, up to 10 mm long. It grows in thickets and montane roadsides.