(1894–1978) was a Mexican botanist of Japanese origin. In scholarly works his name is generally

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as "Eizi Matuda" following the "Kunrei" system.

Biography

Matuda and his wife, Miduho Kaneko de Matuda, were naturalized Mexican citizens and had five Mexico-born children.

Legacy

In 1956, a species of cactus native to Mexico was named in his honor, the '' Mammillaria matudae''. The genus '' Matudina'' in the sunflower family is also named in his honor. Two species and one subspecies of reptiles are named in his honor: '' Abronia matudai'' (Matuda's arboreal alligator lizard), '' Anolis matudai'' (Matuda's anole), and '' Pseudelaphe flavirufa matudai'' (Matuda's ratsnake).Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Matuda", p. 171). Two frogs are named after him: '' Craugastor matudai'' (Matuda's robber frog) and '' Plectrohyla matudai'' (Matuda's spikethumb frog).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matuda, Eizi 1894 births 1978 deaths Mexican scientists Japanese emigrants to Mexico Mexican people of Japanese descent Naturalized citizens of Mexico