Plants named in 1966

Vernicia fordii, usually known as the tung tree (Chinese: 桐, tóng) and also as the tung-oil or tungoil tree (油桐), the kalo nut tree, and the China wood-oil tree, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to southern China, Myanmar, and northern Vietnam.

Asparagus setaceus, with the common names of common asparagus fern, asparagus grass, lace fern, climbing asparagus, or ferny asparagus, is a plant in the family Asparagaceae native to southern Africa. Despite its common name, the plant is not a true fern, but has leaves that resemble one.

Asparagus densiflorus (among several species colloquially called asparagus ferns; no relation to actual ferns), or the foxtail fern (asparagus) or plume fern, is a variable, evergreen-perennial plant related to cultivated, edible asparagus. It is native to southern Africa, from Mozambique to South Africa, but is widely cultivated.

Pinus maximinoi, commonly known as thinleaf pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico at elevations of 1,500–2,400 m (4,900–7,900 ft). P. maximinoi reaches a height of 15–30 m (49–98 ft) and has smooth bark when young.

Restrepiella is a genus of orchid native to Mexico, Colombia, Florida and Central America. Restrepiella is morphologically similar to Restrepia, but differs in lacking hairlike attachments on a mobile lip and having four pollinia instead of two.

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The Polypodiidae, commonly called leptosporangiate ferns, formerly Leptosporangiatae, are one of four subclasses of ferns, the largest of these being the largest group of living ferns, including some 11,000 species worldwide. The group has also been treated as the class Pteridopsida or Polypodiopsida, although other classifications assign them a different rank. Older names for the group include Filicidae and Filicales, although at least the "water ferns" (now the Salviniales) were then treated separately. The leptosporangiate ferns are one of the four major groups of ferns, with the other

Heliconia is a genus of flowering plants in the monotypic family Heliconiaceae. Most of the 194 known species are native to the tropical Americas, but a few are indigenous to certain islands of the western Pacific and Maluku in Indonesia. Many species of Heliconia are found in the tropical forests of these regions. Most species are listed as either vulnerable or data deficient by the IUCN Red List of threatened species. Several species are widely cultivated as ornamentals, and a few are naturalized in Florida, Gambia, and Thailand. Common names for the genus include lobster-claws, toucan

Vandenboschia speciosa, synonym Trichomanes speciosum, commonly known as the Killarney fern, is a species of fern found widely in Western Europe. It is most abundant in Ireland, Great Britain, Brittany, Galicia, Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores, but is also found in other locations including France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. It is a relict endemic European species with a disjunct distribution, having had a much wider distribution before the climate changes of the Tertiary and Quaternary periods. This fern has an unusual life cycle, with a perennial gametophyte phase with an active

Cypripedium flavum, the yellow cypripedium, is a species of orchid. It is endemic to China, found in the provinces of Gansu, Hubei, Sichuan, Xizang (Tibet), and Yunnan. The species epithet flavum is Latin for yellow and indicates its flower colour.

Viburnum farreri (syn. V. fragrans) is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae), native to northern China. Growing to 3 m (10 ft) tall by 2.5 m (8 ft) broad, it is an erect deciduous shrub with sweetly perfumed, pink-tinged white blooms in late autumn and early spring. Its dark green leaves are bronze when young, turning brilliant shades of red-purple in autumn. V. farreri grows in moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. The Latin specific epithet farreri commemorates the English plant collector Reginald Farrer. This plant has gained the

Polypogon viridis, the beardless rabbitsfoot grass, water bent, is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae (true grasses). They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 0.43 m. They are native to southern Europe, Macaronesia, North and East Africa, western and central Asia, India, Yunnan, and Vietnam. It is a common established neophyte in the UK.

Dregeochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family. Dregeochloa is most remarkable for the species D. pumila, the only known example of leaf succulence in the entire grass family. Species Dregeochloa calviniensis Conert - Cape Province Dregeochloa pumila (Nees) Conert - Namibia, Cape Province

Chamaedorea metallica is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.

Acer leipoense is a species of maple, endemic to southwestern Sichuan in southwestern China. It is an endangered species, growing at altitudes of 2,000–2,700 m. It is a deciduous small tree growing to 8 meters tall. The leaves are shallowly lobed with three lobes, 9–11 cm long and 7–12 cm broad.

Euphorbia boinensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Euphorbia analalavensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to northern and western Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. Its natural habitat is dry deciduous forest and rocky areas between 50 and 400 meters elevation. It is threatened by habitat loss. As most other succulent members of the genus Euphorbia, its trade is regulated under Appendix II of CITES.

Banksia lullfitzii is a species of shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has linear leaves with widely-spaced, sharply-pointed teeth on the sides, golden-orange to orange-brown flowers, and later, up to thirty follicles in each head.

Styppeiochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family. Species Styppeiochloa catherineana Cope & Ryves - Angola Styppeiochloa gynoglossa (Gooss.) De Winter - Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng Styppeiochloa hitchcockii (A.Camus) Cope - Madagascar

Sclerocactus mesae-verdae, the Mesa Verde cactus or Mesa Verde fishhook cactus, is a species of cactus native to northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado. It is known only from Montezuma County (Colorado) and San Juan County (New Mexico). Much of the New Mexico part of the range lies inside land controlled by the Navajo Nation. The Colorado populations lie close to Mesa Verde National Park.

Psychotria camerunensis is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Pleurocoronis is a genus of North American shrubs or subshrubs native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It is in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae. All known members had been considered members of the related genus Hofmeisteria before being moved to Pleurocoronis. Species Pleurocoronis gentryi (Wiggins) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Baja California, Baja California Sur Pleurocoronis laphamioides (Rose) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora Pleurocoronis pluriseta (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob. - California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Baja

Passiflora edmundoi is a species in the family Passifloraceae. It is native to western to southwestern Brazil. It is similar to Passiflora kermesina. It is named after Edmundo Pereira, who collected the type specimen.

Neanotis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae, and the major group Angiosperms. Its native range is Tropical and Subtropical Asia.

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Mammillaria backebergiana is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae. It is native to Mexico and can be found on cliffs at elevations of around 1,900 m.

Iris damascena is a species of plant in the genus Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial endemic to Mount Qasioun in Syria. It has thin, sickle-shaped, grey-green leaves and medium-sized stem that holds 1-2 large flowers between March and April. Inflorescences are white or grey-white with purple-brown spotting or veining and a small blackish or dark purple signal patch with a sparse, purple or dark purple beard. It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, as it needs very dry conditions during the summer. The species is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN.

Helleriella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two known species, native to Mexico and Central America. Helleriella guerrerensis Dressler & Hágsater - Guerrero Helleriella nicaraguensis A.D.Hawkes - Alex Drum Hawkes - from Chiapas to Panama

Bulbophyllum calvum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

Bathiorhamnus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rhamnaceae. Its native range is Madagascar. Species: Bathiorhamnus capuronii Callm., Phillipson & Buerki Bathiorhamnus cryptophorus Capuron Bathiorhamnus dentatus (Capuron) Callm., Phillipson & Buerki Bathiorhamnus louvelii (H.Perrier) Capuron Bathiorhamnus macrocarpus (Capuron) Callm., Phillipson & Buerki Bathiorhamnus reticulatus (Capuron) Callm., Phillipson & Buerki Bathiorhamnus vohemarensis Callm., Phillipson & Buerki