Plants named in 1979

Dryopteris affinis, the scaly male fern or golden-scaled male fern, is a fern native to western and southern Europe and southwestern Asia. It is most abundant on moist soils in woodlands in areas with high humidity, such as the British Isles and western France. In the Mediterranean region and the Caucasus it is confined to high altitudes.

The Zoopagales is an order of fungi in the subdivision Zoopagomycotina. Most species are parasites or predators of microscopic creatures such as amoebae. They also prey on rotifers. The order contains 5 families, 22 genera, and 190 species.

Pinus remota, commonly known as the Texas pinyon or papershell pinyon, is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to southwestern Texas and northeastern Mexico. It can be distinguished from other pinyon species by its thin-walled seeds, which made it especially attractive as a food to Indians and Mexicans living where it grew. Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca noted that the papershell pinon was an important food for the Indians in 1536.

Fittonia albivenis is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to the rainforests of Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and northern Brazil. An evergreen perennial, it is notable for its dark green foliage with strongly contrasting white or red veins. It is commonly called nerve plant or mosaic plant. In temperate regions where the temperature falls below 10 °C (50 °F) it must be grown as a houseplant.

Quisqueya is a genus of orchids, consisting of four species endemic to the island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti) of the Greater Antilles. The genus was established in 1979 by Donald Dungan Dod. Its name is derived from the Taíno name for Hispaniola.

Diplopterys cabrerana is a shrub native to the Amazon Basin, spanning the countries of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. In the Quechua languages it is called chaliponga or chagropanga; in parts of Ecuador it is known as chacruna—a name otherwise reserved for Psychotria viridis. D. cabrerana and P. viridis are both common admixtures for ayahuasca. Both species are rich sources of DMT, a tryptamine thought to be endogenous in humans and many other species. D. cabrerana additionally produces 5-MeO-DMT. The plant stores the alkaloids N,N-DMT, 5-MeO-N,N-DMT, and

Cipocereus is a genus of cacti from Brazil. These species were previously included in the genera Pilosocereus and Cereus.

Graptopetalum bellum (syn. Tacitus bellus) is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, native to northern Mexico. It was discovered by Alfred Lau in 1972 in the states of Chihuahua and Sonora, at an altitude of 1,460 m (4,800 ft). It inhabits rocky terrain with moderate sun exposure. The Latin specific epithet bellum means "beautiful".

Cereeae is a tribe of cacti belonging to the subfamily Cactoideae containing about 50 genera, divided in 2023 among six subtribes.

Stenocereus eruca, commonly known as the creeping devil, is a member of the family Cactaceae. It is one of the most distinctive cacti, a member of the relatively small genus Stenocereus.

Ceratozamia hildae, also known as the Bamboo Cycad, is a species of cycad. It thrives in moist, humid areas found in parts of Mexico. This species is native to the north-west Hidalgo, but has a larger potential range in areas with original vegetation. This family of plants is highly variable morphologically, but this species is unique in that has long, papery leaves. First described by Landry and Wilson, the plant was taken from the wild by Luciano Gurra, who originally named the species after his daughter, Hilda Gurra Walker. Despite being known in nurseries, this species has not been

Anthoceros agrestis, commonly called field hornwort, is a bryophyte of the family Anthocerotaceae. A. agrestis is considered the model species for hornwort biology and is used to study some of the unique traits that hornworts possess, such as their symbiotic relationship with nostoc and their use of pyrenoids to enhance photosynthesis.

Alrawia is a genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (also treated as the family Hyacinthaceae). It is native to north-eastern Iraq and Iran.

Aloe juvenna (tiger-tooth aloe) is a species of plant in the genus Aloe. It is popular in cultivation but extremely rare in its natural habitat in Kenya.

Aloe corallina is a species of plant in the genus Aloe. It is native to Angola and Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Ulmus microcarpa was named and first described by the Chinese botanist L. K. Fu, who discovered the tree in the Chayu broad-leaved forests of south-eastern Xizang at altitudes of around 2800 m during the 1973 Qinghai - Tibet Expedition. Unlike the majority of Tibet, the Chayu region has a subtropical highland climate featuring warm, wet, summers and mild, dry, winters (avg. annual rainfall 807 mm). Commonly known as the Tibetan Elm, the tree was introduced to the United States in 2006, and the UK in 2013; it remains one of the rarest species of elm in cultivation.

Dimargaritales is a monotypic order of fungi in the monotypic Dimargaritomycetes class within the subdivision of Kickxellomycotina. Dimargaritales was published in 1979, while Dimargaritomycetes was published by Tedersoo et al. in Fungal Diversity vol.90, Issue 1 on page 151 in 2018. It is parasitic. But can grow solitary on agar media, thus cold facultative parasite. Only one family, Dimargaritaceae, exists, containing three genera: Dimargaritaceae Dimargaris - 7 spp. Dispira - 4 spp. Tieghemiomyces - 2 spp. Dimargaritales incertae sedis Spinalia

Calycanthus chinensis, known as Chinese sweetshrub, is a species of flowering plant in the family Calycanthaceae, native to Southeast China. It was first given a valid scientific name in 1964. It is cultivated as an ornamental flowering shrub, and has been hybridized with two other species in the genus Calycanthus to combine its larger and broader tepalled flowers with their scented and more colourful ones. It has been treated as the only species in the genus Sinocalycanthus.

Agathis orbicula (Sarawak kauri) is a coniferous tree native to the island of Borneo. It is found scattered throughout tropical rainforests and Kerangas forests. It is commonly found on hills and plateaus. The species is facing a high risk of extinction due to its scattered distribution and the decline in quality of its habitat.

Zea diploperennis, the diploperennial teosinte, is a species of grass (family: Poaceae) in the genus Zea and a teosinte (wild relative of maize or corn). It is perennial.

Ulmus lamellosa, commonly called the Hebei elm, is a small deciduous tree native to four Chinese provinces, Hebei, Henan, Nei Mongol, and Shanxi, to the west and south of Beijing.

Ulmus elongata, also known as the long raceme elm in the US, is a deciduous tree endemic to broadleaf forests in the eastern provinces of China.

Protea aurea, the long-bud sugarbush, is a shrub or small tree with a single trunk occurring in mountain fynbos, usually on cool, moist, southern slopes. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. The flowerheads are solitary and resemble a shuttlecock when open. Fruit is a densely hairy nut. Two subspecies are recognised: subsp. aurea and subsp. potbergensis with the later being rare and restricted to the Potberg.

Pilosocereus pachycladus is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae found in eastern Brazil, and introduced to the Canary Islands.

Phoebe zhennan is a large species of tree, up to 30 metres (98 ft) tall, in the genus Phoebe of the family Lauraceae. The name "Zhennan" is the transcription of one of the tree's Chinese names, 楨楠/桢楠. It is endemic to China, where it occurs in Guizhou, Hubei, and Sichuan provinces. The species is threatened by habitat loss, and so is under second-class national protection in China. In the past, wood from this tree, referred to as nanmu in China, was so valuable that only royal families could afford their use. Notably, whole logs of Phoebe zhennan wood were used to create pillars for the

The Kickxellales are an order of fungi classified under Kickxellomycotina. It contains the single family Kickxellaceae, which contains roughly 37 species as of 2014. It is not monophyletic. Fungi of this order are rarely encountered; they are usually saprotrophic, coprophilus, or rarely mycoparasitic. Most species release their spores in a droplet of fluid upon reaching maturity.

Eloyella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 10 known species, native to Panama and to northern South America: Eloyella antioquiensis (P.Ortiz) P.Ortiz - Colombia Eloyella bifida D.E.Benn. & Christenson - Peru Eloyella cundinamarcae (P.Ortiz) P.Ortiz - Colombia Eloyella dalstroemii Dodson - Ecuador Eloyella jostii Dodson & Dalström - Ecuador Eloyella mendietae Dodson & L.Jost - Ecuador Eloyella panamensis (Dressler) Dodson - Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador Eloyella thienii Dodson - Ecuador Eloyella thivii Senghas - Bolivia Eloyella

Dimorphocarpa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is Western and Central USA to Northern Mexico. Species: Dimorphocarpa candicans (Raf.) Rollins Dimorphocarpa membranacea (Payson) Rollins Dimorphocarpa pinnatifida Rollins Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins

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

Arberella is a genus of Neotropical bamboo in the grass family. Species Arberella bahiensis - Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Bahia) Arberella costaricensis - Costa Rica Arberella dressleri - Panama Arberella flaccida - Colombia, French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil (Amazonas, Rondônia, Mato Grosso) Arberella grayumii - Costa Rica Arberella lancifolia - Panama Arberella venezuelae - Venezuela (Amazonas)