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* Ma – Yu Chuan Ma (born 1916) * Maack –

Richard Karlovich Maack Richard Otto Maack (also Richard Karlovic Maak, Russian: Ричард Карлович Маак; 4 September 1825 – 25 November 1886) was a 19th-century Russian naturalist, geographer, and anthropologist. He is most known for his explorat ...

(1825–1886) * Maas – Paul Maas (born 1939) * Maas Geest. – Rudolph Arnold Maas Geesteranus (1911–2003) * M.A.Baker – Marc A. Baker (born 1952) * Mabb. – David Mabberley (born 1948) * Mabry – Tom J. Mabry (1932–2015) * Macarthur – William Macarthur (1800-1882) * MacDan. –

Laurence Howland MacDaniels Laurence Howland MacDaniels (1888–1986) was an American botanist and horticulturalist. In 1926–1927, he carried out research on the Fe'i banana and its relationship to Polynesian migrations, which was published in 1947 by the Bishop Museum ...

(1888–1986) * MacDougal –

Daniel Trembly MacDougal Dr. Daniel Trembly MacDougal (March 16, 1865 – February 22, 1958) was an American botanist and writer. He is known for his work on desert ecology and as the earliest botanist to research Chlorophyll. He was the inventor of the ''MacDougal dendro ...

(1865–1958) * Macfarl. – John Muirhead Macfarlane (1855–1943) * Machado – Othon Xavier de Brito Machado (1896–1951) * Mack. – Kenneth Kent Mackenzie (1877–1934) * Macklin –

Ellen Dulcie Macklin Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth (given name), Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena and Helen (given name), Helen. Ellen was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004. People named Ellen include: *Ellen A ...

(1901–1979) * Macklot –

Heinrich Christian Macklot Heinrich Christian Macklot (20 October 1799, Frankfurt am Main – 12 May 1832) was a German naturalist. He studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg, earning his doctorate in 1822. Later that year, he found employment at the Rijksm ...

(1799–1832) * MacLeay – William Sharp Macleay (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1842) * M.A.Clem. – Mark Alwin Clements (born 1949) * MacMill. – Conway MacMillan (1867–1929) * Maconochie –

John Richard Maconochie John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(1941–1984) * Macoun – John Macoun (1831–1920) * MacOwan – Peter MacOwan (1830–1909) * M.A.Curtis – Moses Ashley Curtis (1808–1872) * Madani – Leopold Madani (

1993) * Madden – Edward Madden (1805–1856) * Madenis – Claude Benoit Madenis (1798–1863) * Madhus. – Pandara Valappil Madhusoodanan (born 1950) * M.A.Diniz – (born 1941) * Madison – Michael T. Madison (born 1948) * M.A.Dix – Margaret A. Dix (

2000) * Mädler – Karl Mädler (1902–2003) * Madore – (born 1948) * Madrigal –

Xavier Madrigal-Sánchez Xavier or Xabier may refer to: Place * Xavier, Spain People * Xavier (surname) * Xavier (given name) * Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Catholic saint ** St. Francis Xavier (disambiguation) * St. Xavier (disambiguation) * Xavier (footballer, born J ...

(born 1935) * Madriñán – Santiago Madriñán (born 1964) * Madsen – Jens E. Madsen (

1989) * M.A.Fenton –

Mildred Adams Fenton Mildred Adams Fenton (November 14, 1899 – December 7, 1995) trained in paleontology and geology at the University of Iowa. She coauthored dozens of general science books with her husband, Carroll Lane Fenton, including ''Records of Evolution' ...

(1899–1995) * M.A.Fisch. – (born 1942) * Maek. – Tokujirô(Tokijiro) Maekawa (born 1886) * Mägd. – (1907–1999) * Magill – Robert Earle Magill (born 1947) * Magnin –

Antoine Magnin Antoine Magnin (15 February 1848, Trévoux – 15 April 1926, Beynost) was a French physician and botanist. Biography He served as an interne at the ''Hôpitaux de Lyon'', later becoming a professor of botany to the University of Lyon, medi ...

(1848–1926) * Magnol – Pierre Magnol (1638–1715) * Magnus –

Paul Wilhelm Magnus Paul Wilhelm Magnus (29 February 1844 – 13 March 1914) was a German botanist and mycologist. Magnus was born in Berlin. He studied natural sciences at the Universities of Berlin and Freiburg. As a student of Alexander Braun at Berlin, he obtain ...

(1844–1914) * Maguire –

Bassett Maguire Bassett Maguire (August 4, 1904 – February 6, 1991) was an American botanist, head curator of the New York Botanical Garden, and a leader of scientific expeditions to the Guyana Highlands in Brazil and Venezuela. Life Maguire was born in Gadsd ...

(1904–1991) * M.Ahmed. – Mohammed Ahmedullah (fl. 2018) * Mai –

Dieter Hans Mai Dieter or dieter may refer to: * A person committed to dieting People Dieter is a German given name (), a short form of Dietrich, from ''theod+ric'' "people ruler", see Theodoric. Given name *Dieter Althaus (born 1958), German politician ...

(1934–2013) * Maiden – Joseph Maiden (1859–1925) * Maille –

Alphonse Maille Alphonse Maille (1813, Rouen – 30 September 1865, Paris) was a French botanist. In Paris, he studied botany under Adrien-Henri de Jussieu and worked on exsiccatae with Timothée Puel.Alexander Carroll Maingay Alexander Carroll Maingay (1836 - 1869) was a British physician, botanist and botanical collector. Education Alexander Carroll Maingay was born in Great Ayton, Yorkshire and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh from 1854-1858, obt ...

(1836–1869) * Maire – René Maire (1878–1949) * Maitul. – Yulia Konstantinovna Maitulina (born 1954) * Makar. – Maria Florianivna Makarevich (1906–1989) * Makino – Tomitaro Makino (1862–1957) * Makinson –

Robert Owen Makinson Robert Owen Makinson (born 1956) is an Australian botanist. He has published some 65 botanical names. See also Taxa named by Robert Owen Makinson. He studied at Macquarie University, was ABLO at Kew in 1995–1996 (replacing Barry Conn Bar ...

(born 1956) * Makowsky – Alexander Makowsky (1833–1908) * Malaisse – François Malaisse (born 1934) * M.A.Lane – Meredith A. Lane (born 1951) * M.A.Lawson – Marmaduke Alexander Lawson (1840–1896) * Malbr. –

Alexandre François Malbranche Alexandre François Malbranche (6 April 1818, Bernay, Eure – 16 May 1888, Rouen) was a French pharmacist, botanist and mycologist. He is known for his botanical and mycological studies associated with Normandy, He received his education in Rouen, ...

(1818–1888) * M.Allemão –

Manoel Allemão Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manu ...

(died 1863) * Malm – Jacob von Malm (born 1901) * Malme –

Gustaf Oskar Andersson Malme Gustaf Oskar Andersson Malme (24 October 1864, Stora Malm in Södermanland County – 5 March 1937) was a Swedish botanist. He studied at Uppsala University, earning his PhD in 1892. From 1895 - 1905, he was a curator at the Swedish Museum ...

(1864–1937) * Malmgren – Anders Johan Malmgren (1834–1897) * Maly –

Joseph Karl Maly Josef Karl Maly (also Joseph Karl Maly, Joseph Carl Maly) (1797–1866) was a physician botanist closely associated with the town of Graz, Austria. He published multiple works on Austrian flora, with a particular focus on medicinal and economic bota ...

(1797–1866) * M.A.M.Renner – Matthew Anton Martyn Renner (born 1978) * Manden. –

Ida P. Mandenova Ida Panovna Mandenova (Ида Пановна Манденова) (26 July 1907 - 4 September 1995) was a Soviet/Georgian botanist and taxonomist In biology, taxonomy () is the scientific study of naming, defining ( circumscribing) and clas ...

(1907–1995) * Mandon – Gilbert (Gustav) Mandon (1799–1866) * Mani – Bince Mani (

2015) * Manik. – U. Manikandan (

2001) * Manilal – Kattungal Subramaniam Manilal (born 1938) * M.A.N.Müll. – Michiel Adriaan Niklaas Müller (1948–1997) * Mansf. –

Rudolf Mansfeld Rudolf Mansfeld (17 January 1901, Berlin – 1960) was a German botanist and agricultural scientist. For more than twenty years, he worked as a curator at the Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum in Berlin-Dahlem. Here he specialized in stud ...

(1901–1960) * Manton –

Irene Manton Irene Manton, FRS FLS (born Irène Manton; 17 April 1904, in Kensington – 13 May 1988) was a British botanist who was Professor of Botany at the University of Leeds. She was noted for study of ferns and algae. Biography Irene Manton was th ...

(1904–1988) * Mappus – Marcus Mappus (1666–1736) * Marais – Wessel Marais (1929–2013) * Maranta – Bartolomeo Maranta (also as Bartholomaeus Marantha) (1500–1571) * Maratti – Giovanni Francesco Maratti (1723–1777) * Marc.-Berti –

Luis Marcano-Berti Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

(

1967) * Marcgr. – Georg Marcgrave (Marcgraf, Markgraf) (1610–1644) * Marchal –

Élie Marchal Élie Marchal (1 March 1839, in Wasigny – 19 February 1923, in Gembloux) was a Belgian botanist and mycologist. From 1861 to 1871, he was a middle-school teacher in the communities of Virton, Ath, Visé and Maeseyck. From 1871 to 1879 he was a ...

(1839–1923) * Marchand – Nestor Léon Marchand (1833–1911) * Marchesi – Eduardo Marchesi (born 1943) * Marchoux – Émile Marchoux (1862–1943) * Marcks – Brian Marcks (

1974) * Marg. –

Hanna Bogna Margońska Hannah or Hanna may refer to: People, biblical figures, and fictional characters * Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin * Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin * Hanna (Irish surname), a famil ...

(born 1968) * Margulis – Lynn Margulis (1938–2011) * Marion –

Antoine Fortuné Marion Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin '' Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guian ...

(1846–1900) * Markgr. – Friedrich Markgraf (1897–1987) * Markgr.-Dann. –

Ingeborg Markgraf-Dannenberg Ingeborg Markgraf-Dannenberg (18 March 1911 – 22 March 1996) was a Swiss naturalist, botanist, taxonomist, and teacher noted for her work at the Institute for Systematic Botany at the University of Zurich, in particular her work classifying ...

(1911–1996) * Markham – Clements Robert Markham (1830–1916) * Markl. – George Gunnar Marklund (1892–1964) * Marline – Lovanomenjanahary Marline (born 1986) * Marloth –

Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth (28 December 1855 Lübben, Germany – 15 May 1931 Caledon, Cape Province) was a German-born South African botanist, pharmacist and analytical chemist, best known for his ''Flora of South Africa'' which appeared i ...

(1855–1931) * Marnock –

Robert Marnock Robert Marnock (1800–1889) was one of the outstanding English horticulturalists and garden designers of the 19th century. He was considered by his contemporaries to be the best exponent of the Gardenesque school of landscape gardening. Life Bef ...

(1800–1889) * Marquand – Ernest David Marquand (1848–1918) * Marquis – Alexandre Louis Marquis (1777–1828) * Marrero Rodr. – Águedo Marrero Rodriguez (

1988) * Marriott –

Neil R. Marriott Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. A ...

(

1993) * Marroq. – Jorge S. Marroquín (born 1935) * Marsh – Charles Dwight Marsh (1855–1932) * Marshall – Humphry Marshall (1722–1801) * Mart. – Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868) * Mart.-Azorín – Mario Martínez-Azorín (born 1979) * Mart.Crov. – (1921–1988) * Martelli –

Ugolino Martelli Ugolino Martelli (1860–1934) was an Italian botanist, biologist, and mycology, mycologist. Martelli is known for his studies of and contributions to the systematics of the tropical genus ''Pandanus'' and his taxonomic definition of the flora of ...

(1860–1934) * Mårtensson – Olle Mårtensson (1915–1995) * Mart.Flores – Fernando Martínez Flores (born 1979) * Martín Bol. – Manuel Martín Bolaños (1897–c. 1970) * Martín-Bravo – Santiago Martín-Bravo (born 1980) * Martinelli – Gustavo Martinelli (born 1954) * Martinet – (1840–) * Martínez – Maximino Martínez (1888–1964) * Martini – Alessandro Martini (1934–2011) * Martinoli – (1911–1970) * Martinov – Ivan Ivanovič Martinov (1771–1833) * Martinovský – Jan Otakar Martinovský (1903–1980) * Martins – Charles Frédéric Martins (1806–1889) * Mart.-Laborde – Juan Bautista Martínez-Laborde (born 1955) * Mart.Mart. – M. Martínez Martínez (1907–1936) * Martos – Florent Martos (

2015) * Mart.Parras – José María Martinez Parras (born 1953) * Martrin-Donos – Julien Victor de Martrin-Donos (1800–1870) * Mart.Schmid –

Martin Schmid Martin Schmid, also known as ''Esmid'' (September 26, 1694 – March 10, 1772) was a Swiss Jesuit, missionary, musician and architect, who worked mainly in the Chiquitos Province of what is now Bolivia. Life Martin Schmid was born in B ...

(1969–2002) * Martyn – Thomas M. Martyn (1736–1825) * Masam. –

Genkei Masamune was a Japanese botanist. Biography Masamune Genkei worked in Formosa and then, after World War II, Taiwan. He was noted for his comprehensive botanical indexes of Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the wo ...

(1899–1993) * Masclef – Amédée Masclef (1858–1916) * Maslin – Bruce R. Maslin (born 1946) * Massart –

Jean Massart Jean Massart (7 March 1865 in Etterbeek – 16 August 1925) was a Belgian botanist. Biography In 1894 he earned his PhD from the University of Brussels, where later in his career he worked as a professor. From 1902 to 1906 he was curator of the ...

(1865–1925) * Massee –

George Edward Massee George Edward Massee (20 December 1845 – 16 February 1917) was an English mycologist, plant pathologist, and botanist. Background and education George Massee was born in Scampston, East Riding of Yorkshire, the son of a farmer. He was educat ...

(1845–1917) * Masson – Francis Masson (1741–1805) * Mast. – Maxwell Tylden Masters (1833–1907) * Mateo – (born 1953) * Mathias –

Mildred Esther Mathias Mildred Esther Mathias (September 19, 1906 – February 16, 1995) was an American botanist and professor. She was a professor at UCLA from 1962 until 1974. She also served as president of the American Society for Plant Taxonomists and the Bot ...

(1906–1995) * Mathieu – Charles Marie Joseph Mathieu (1791–1873) * Matr. –

Alphonse Louis Paul Matruchot Alphonse Louis Paul Matruchot (born 14 January 1863 in Verrey-sous-Salmaise and died 5 July 1921 in Paris) was a French mycologist. In 1883 he began work as an assistant teacher at the Lycée Saint-Louis in Paris. In 1889 he received his agrégati ...

(1863–1921) * Matsum. – Jinzō Matsumura (1856–1928) * Matt. – Heinrich Gottfried von Mattuschka (1734–1779) * Mattei – (1865–1943) * Matteri – Celina Maria Matteri (1943–2004) * Mattf. – Johannes Mattfeld (1895–1951) * Matthäs – Ursula Matthäs (born 1949) * Matthei – Oscar R. Matthei (born 1935) * Matthew –

George Frederick Matthew George Frederick Matthew (August 12, 1837 – April 14, 1923) was a Canadian botanist and geologist. Described as an amateur geologist, he is nevertheless recognized for his work in the then-nascent field of ichnology. His work grew from study of ...

(1837–1923) * Matthews – Henry John Matthews (1859–1909) * Matthiesen – Franz Matthiesen (1878–1914) * Mattick –

Wilhelm Fritz Mattick Wilhelm Fritz Mattick (17 May 1901 – 3 January 1984) was a German botanist specializing in moss research ( bryology). Biography Mattick attended the teachers' seminary in 1914 and became a teacher in Dresden, where he also completed his studi ...

(1901–1984) * Mattioli – Pietro (Pier) Andrea Gregorio Mattioli (Matthiolus) (1501–1577) * Mattir. –

Oreste Mattirolo Oreste Mattirolo (7 December 1856, in Turin – 3 December 1947, in Turin) was an Italian botanist and mycologist, who specialized in hypogeal fungi. He studied medicine and sciences at the University of Turin, and from 1879, continued his ...

(1856–1947) * Mattos – Joáo Rodrigues de Mattos (1926–2022) * Mattox – Karl R. Mattox (born 1936) * Matuda –

Eizi Matuda (1894–1978) was a Mexican botanist of Japanese origin. In scholarly works his name is generally romanised Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) scri ...

(1894–1978) * Maturb. –

Rudi A. Maturbongs Rudi, born Albert Rudolph (January 24, 1928 – February 21, 1973), also known as Swami Rudrananda, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Rudi was a spiritual teacher and an antiquities entrepreneur in New York City.Swami Rudrananda udi ''Spirit ...

(

2000) * Maulder – Ricky G. Maulder (

1995) * Maund – Benjamin Maund (1790–1863) * Maurizio – Adam M. Maurizio (1862–1941) * Maury – Paul Jean Baptiste Maury (1858–1893) * Mavrodiev – Evgenij Vladimirovich Mavrodiev (

1999) * M.A.Wall – M. A. Wall (

2007) * Maxim. – Carl Maximowicz (1827–1891) * Maxon – William Ralph Maxon (1877–1948) * Maxwell – T.C.Maxwell (1822–1908) * Maynard – David J. Maynard (

2008) * M.Backlund –

Maria Backlund Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

(

2007) * M.Baker –

Matthew L. Baker Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...

(fl. 2016) * M.B.Bayer – Martin Bruce Bayer (born 1935) * M.Bieb. –

Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein Baron Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein (30 July 1768 in Stuttgart – 28 June 1826 in Merefa) was an early explorer of the flora and archeology of the southern portion of Imperial Russia, including the Caucasus and Novorossiya. He compi ...

(1768–1826) * M.Blackw. –

Meredith Blackwell Meredith May Blackwell (born 1940) is an American mycologist, known as one of the world's leading experts on fungi associated with arthropods. Education and career Meredith Blackwell graduated in 1961 with B.S. in biology from the University of ...

(born 1940) * M.B.Moss – Marion Beatrice Moss (born 1903) * M.Broun –

Maurice Broun Maurice Broun (August 27, 1906 – October 2, 1979) was an American ornithologist, botanist, naturalist, conservationist, and author. Early life and education He was born in New York City to parents who immigrated from Romania. Both of his parents ...

(1906–1979) * M.B.Schwarz –

Marie Beatrice Schol-Schwarz Marie Beatrice "Bea" Schol-Schwarz (12 July 1898 – 27 July 1969) was the Dutch phytopathologist who discovered the causal fungus of Dutch elm disease. She first studied pathogens afflicting peanuts and later the fungus '' Phialophora''. Bio ...

(1898–1969) * M.B.Scott –

Munro Briggs Scott Munro Briggs Scott (29 April 1889 – 12 April 1917) was a Scottish botanist and British officer killed in WW I. After education at Buckhaven High School, Scott graduated from the University of Edinburgh with MA and BSc. He was an assistant bota ...

(1887–1917) * M.B.Thomas – Mason Blanchard Thomas (1866–1912) * M.B.Viswan. – M. B. Viswanathan (

2000) * M.B.Welch –

Marcus Baldwin Welch Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to: * Marcus (name), a masculine given name * Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name Places * Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44 * Mărcuş, a village in Dobâr ...

(1895–1942) * M.Caball. –

Miguel Caballero Deloya --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places *Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disambi ...

(

1969) * McAll. –

Hugh A. McAllister Hugh may refer to: * Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern- ...

(

1993) * McCann –

Yale Mervin Charles McCann Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

(1899–1980) * M.C.Chang – Mei Chen Chang (born 1933) * McClell. – John McClelland (1805–1883) * McClure – Floyd Alonzo McClure (1897–1970) * McComb –

Jennifer Anne McComb Jennifer or Jenifer may refer to: People *Jennifer (given name) * Jenifer (singer), French pop singer * Jennifer Warnes, American singer who formerly used the stage name Jennifer * Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer * Daniel Jenifer Film and televi ...

(born 1943) * McCord – David Ross McCord (1844–1930) * McCormick – Robert McCormick (1800–1890) * McCoy – Frederick McCoy (1817–1899) * McCraith – Gerald McCraith (1909–2009) * McCune – Bruce Pettit McCune (born 1952) * McDade – Lucinda A. McDade (born 1953) * McDonald – William H. McDonald (botanist), William H. McDonald (1837–1902) * M.C.E.Amaral – Maria do Carmo Estanislau do Amaral (

1991) * M.C.Ferguson – Margaret Clay Ferguson (1863–1951) * McGill. – Donald McGillivray (botanist), Donald McGillivray (1935–2012) * McGregor – Ronald Leighton McGregor (1919–2012) * M.Chandler – Marjorie Elizabeth Jane Chandler (1897–1983) * M.Cheng – Mien Cheng (1899–1987) * McIlv. – Charles McIlvaine (mycologist), Charles McIlvaine (1840–1909) * McIvor – William Graham McIvor (1824–1876) * M.C.Johnst. – Marshall Conring Johnston (born 1930) * M.C.Pace – Matthew C. Pace (

2017) * McKie – Ernest Norman McKie (1882–1948) * McKinney – Harold Hall McKinney (1889–1976) * McLennan – Ethel Irene McLennan (1891–1983) * M.C.Martínez – (born 1974) * McMillan – Adrian John Stuart McMillan (1915–2008) * McNeill – John McNeill (botanist), John McNeill (born 1933) * McQuoid – Nathan K. McQuoid (

2002) * McVaugh – Rogers McVaugh (1909–2009) * M.D.Barrett – Matthew David Barrett (born 1974) * M.D.Correa – Mireya D. Correa A. (1940–2022) * M.D.Ferrero – Michael D. Ferrero (born 1968) * M.D.Hend. – Mayda Doris Henderson (1928–2015) * Mears – James Austin Mears (born 1944) * M.E.Collinson – Margaret E. Collinson (

1980) * Medik. – Friedrich Kasimir Medikus (1736–1808) * Medlicott – Henry Benedict Medlicott (1829–1905) * Meehan – Thomas Meehan (botanist), Thomas Meehan (1826–1901) * Meekiong – Kalu Meekiong (

2005) * Meenks – Jan L. D. Meenks (

1985) * Meerb. – Nicolaas Meerburgh (1734–1814) * Meerow – Alan W. Meerow (born 1952) * Meese – David Meese (1723–1770) * Meeuwen – M. S. Knaap-van Meeuwen (born 1936) * M.E.French – Malcolm E. French (

2007) * Mehrotra – Bishan N. Mehrotra (born 1936) * Meier – Fred Campbell Meier (1893–1938) * Meigen – Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764–1845) * Meijden – (1945–2007) * Meijer – Willem Meijer (1923–2003) * Meijer Drees – E. Meijer Drees (

1938) * Meikle – Robert Desmond Meikle (1923–2021) * Meinecke – (1721–1823) * Meins – Claus Meins (1806–1873) * Meinsh. – Karl Friedrich Meinshausen (1819–1899) * Meisel – Max Meisel (1892–1969) * Meisn. – Carl Meissner, Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner (1800–1874) * M.E.Jones – Marcus Eugene Jones (1852–1934) * Mela – Aukusti Juhana Mela (1846–1904) * M.E.L.Archer – Mary Ellinor Lucy Archer (fl. 1917) * Melch. – Hans Melchior (1894–1984) * Melikyan – Aleksander Pavlovich Melikyan (1935–2008) * Melvill – James Cosmo Melvill (naturalist), James Cosmo Mevill (1845–1929) * Melville – Ronald Melville (botanist), Ronald Melville (1903–1985) * Melvin – Lionel Melvin (1907–1997) * M.E.Morales – (

2008) * Menabde – Vladimir Levanovich Menabde (1898–1981) * Menadue – Yvonne Menadue (

1986) * Mendel – Gregor Mendel (1822–1884) * Mend.-Heuer – Ilse R. Mendoza-Heuer (born 1919) * Mendonça – Francisco de Ascencão Mendonça (1889–1982) * M.E.Newton – Martha Elizabeth Newton (1941–2020) * Menezes – Carlos Azevedo de Menezes (1863–1928) * Menge – Franz Anton Menge (1808–1880) * Mennega – Alberta Maria Wilhelmina Mennega (born 1912) * Mentz – August Mentz (1867–1944) * Menyh. – László Menyhárth (1849–1897) * Menzel – Paul Julius Menzel (1864–1927) * Menzies – Archibald Menzies (1754–1842) * Mérat – François Victor Mérat de Vaumartoise (1780–1851) * Meredith – Louisa Anne Meredith (1812–1895) * Mereles – Fátima Mereles (born 1953) * Mereschk. – Konstantin Mereshkovski (1855–1921) * Merkl. – Felix F. Merklinger (

2017) * Merr. – Elmer Drew Merrill (1876–1956) * Merriam – Clinton Hart Merriam (1855–1942) * Mert. – Franz Carl Mertens (1764–1831) * Merxm. – Hermann Merxmüller (1920–1988) * Mesfin – Mesfin Tadesse (born 1951) * Mesnil – Félix Mesnil, Félix Étienne Pierre Mesnil (1868–1938) * Messina – Andre Messina (

2010) * Messmer – Pearl R. Messmer (

1940s–1950s) * Mett. – Georg Heinrich Mettenius (1823–1866) * Metusala – Destario Metusala (

2009) * Metzg. – (1789–1852) * Mexia – Ynés Mexía, Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía (1870–1938) * Mey.-Berth. – Brigitte Meyer-Berthaud (

2001) * Meyen – Franz Meyen, Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen (1804–1840) * Meyl. – Charles Meylan (1868–1941) * Mez – Carl Christian Mez (1866–1944) * M.F.Bourdon – M. F. Bourdon (

2004) * M.F.Fay – Michael Francis Fay (born 1960) * M.Fleisch. – Max Fleischer (painter), Max Fleischer (1861–1930) * M.F.L.Fitzp. – Mary Frances Linder Fitzpatrick (fl. 1898) * M.F.Newman – Mark Fleming Newman (born 1959) * M.G.Brooks – Maurice Brooks, Maurice Graham Brooks (1900–1993) * M.G.Calder – Mary Gordon Calder (c. 1906–1992) * M.G.Gilbert – Michael George Gilbert (born 1943) * M.G.Harr. – M.G. Harrington (

2010) * M.G.Henry – Mary Gibson Henry (1884–1967) * M.Gómez – Manuel Gómez de la Maya y Jiménez (1867–1916) * M.Gordon – M. Gordon (

1920) * M.Gray – Max Gray (botanist), Max Gray (1929–2015) * M.H.Alford – Mac Haverson Alford (born 1975) * M.HeLi – Min Hui Li (

2004) * M.Hiroe – Minosuke Hiroe (1914–2000) * M.H.Hoffm. – Matthias H. Hoffmann (

1998) * M.H.J.van der Meer – Maarten H.J. van der Meer (

2019) * M.Hopkins – Milton Hopkins (biologist), Milton Hopkins (1906–1983) * M.Hotta – Mitsuru Hotta (1937–2015) * M.Howe – Marshall Avery Howe (1867–1936) * Micevski – Kiril Micevski (1926–2002) * Michaelis – Peter Michaelis (1900–1975) * Michelang. – Fabián Armando Michelangeli (born 1970) * Micheli – Marc Micheli (1844–1902) * Michelis – Friedrich Bernhard Ferdinand Michelis, Friedrich Bernhard (Bernard) Ferdinand Michelis (1815–1886) * Mich.Möller – Michael Möller (

2009) * Michon – Jean-Hippolyte Michon (1806–1881) * Michx. – André Michaux (1746–1803) * M.I.Dawson – Murray Ian Dawson (born 1962) * Middend. – Alexander von Middendorff (1815–1894) * Middled. – Harry Middleditch (born 1927) * Miehe – Hugo Miehe (1875–1932) * Miers – John Miers (botanist), John Miers (1789–1879) * Mig. – Walter Migula, Emil Friedrich August Walter (Walther) Migula (1863–1938) * Migo – Hisao Migo (1900–1985) * Migush. – Emilia Filippovna Migushova (1923–2000) * Mik – Josef Mik, Josef (Joseph) Mik (1839–1900) * Mikl.-Maclay – Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, Nikolaj Nikolajewitsch Miklouho-Maclay (1846–1888) * Mildbr. – Johannes Mildbraed (1879–1954) * Milde – Carl August Julius Milde (1824–1871) * Mill. – Philip Miller (1691–1771) * Millais – John Guille Millais (1865–1931) * Millardet – Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet (1838–1902) * Millott – Jacqueline C. Millott (born 1981) * Millsp. – Charles Frederick Millspaugh (1854–1923) * Milne – Colin Milne (botanist), Colin Milne (1743–1815) * Milne-Edw. – Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835–1900) * Milne-Redh. – Edgar Wolston Bertram Handsley Milne-Redhead (1906–1996) * Miq. – Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (1811–1871) * Miranda – (1905–1964) * Mirb. – Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel (1776–1854) * Mirzoeva – Nina Vasilevna Mirzoeva (1908–1999) * Mitch. – John Mitchell (geographer), John Mitchell (1711–1768) * Mitford – Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1837–1916) * Mitt. – William Mitten (1819–1906) * Miyabe – (1860–1951) * Miyake – Kiichi Miyake (1876–1964) * Miyoshi – Manabu Miyoshi (1861–1939) * Mizg. – Olga Mizgireva, Olga F. Mizgireva (born 1908) * Mizut. – Masami Mizutani (1930–2020) * M.Jacobs – (1929–1983) * M.J.Reed – Merton J. Reed (

1939) * M.J.Roe – Margaret James Roe (

1961) * M.J.Turton – Margaret Joan Turton (born 1954) * M.J.Wingf. – Mike Wingfield, Michael John Wingfield (born 1954) * M.J.Wynne – Michael James Wynne (born 1940) * M.Kato – Masahiro Kato (born 1946) * M.Knowles – Matilda Cullen Knowles (1864–1933) * M.Kuhlm. – Moysés Kuhlmann (1906–1972) * M.Lainz – Manuel Laínz (born 1923) * M.Lange – Morten Lange, Knud Morten Lange (1919–2003) (son of Jakob Emanuel Lange) * M.L.Bowerman – Mary Bowerman, Mary Leolin Bowerman (1908–2005) * M.Leon – Miguel de Leon (botanist), Miguel de Leon (

2015) * M.L.Green – Mary Letitia Green (1886–1978) * M.L.Williams – Mark L. Williams (botanist), Mark L. Williams (

2006) * M.Martens – Martin Martens (1797–1863) * M.M.Mart.Ort. – María Montserrat Martínez Ortega (born 1969) * M.M.Mejía – Milciades Manuel Mejía (born 1952) * M.N.Correa – Maevia Noemí Correa (1914–2005) * M.Neal – Marie Catherine Neal (1889–1965) * M.Nee – Michael Nee (botanist), Michael Nee (born 1947) * M.Nishida – Makoto Nishida (botanist), Makoto Nishida (1927–1998) * M.N.Philipson – Melva Philipson, Melva Noeline Philipson (1925–2015) * M.N.Tamura – Minoru N. Tamura (

1993) * Moc. – José Mariano Mociño (1757–1820) * M.O.Dillon – Michael O. Dillon (born 1947) * Moeliono – B. Moeliono (

1960) * Moench – Conrad Moench (1744–1805) * Moestrup – Øjvind Moestrup (born 1941) * Moezel – P.G.van der Moezel (

1987) * Moffett – (born 1937) * Mogea – (born 1947) * Mogensen – Gert Steen Mogensen (born 1944) * Moggr. – John Traherne Moggridge (1842–1874) * Mohl – Hugo von Mohl (1805–1872) * Mohlenbr. – Robert H. Mohlenbrock (born 1931) * Möhring – Paul Möhring, Paul Heinrich Gerhard Möhring (1710–1792) * Moir – (1896–1985) * Molau – (born 1949) * Moldenh. – Johann Jacob Paul Moldenhawer (1766–1827) * Moldenke – Harold Norman Moldenke (1909–1996) * Molina – Juan Ignacio Molina (1737–1829) * Mollemans – Frans Hendricus Mollemans (

1992) * Molliard – Marin Molliard (1866–1944) * Molloy – Brian Peter John Molloy (1930–2022) * Mols – Johan B. Mols (

2000) * Molyneux – Bill Molyneux, William Mitchell Molyneux (born 1935) * Momiy. – Yasuichi Momiyama (1904– 2000) * Mönk. – Wilhelm Mönkemeyer (1862–1938) * Monnard – Jean Pierre Monnard (born 1791) * Mont. – Jean Pierre François Camille Montagne (1784–1866) * Montgom. – Frederick Howard Montgomery (1902– 1978) * Montin – (1723–1785) * Montrouz. – Jean Xavier Hyacinthe Montrouzier (1820–1897) * Moon – Alexander Moon (botanist), Alexander Moon (died 1825) * Moore – David Moore (botanist born 1808), David Moore (1808–1879) * Moq. – Christian Horace Bénédict Alfred Moquin-Tandon (1804–1863) * Morales – Sebastiàn Alfredo de Morales (1823–1900) * Moran – Reid Venable Moran (1916–2010) * Morat – Philippe Morat (born 1937) * Morawetz – Wilfried Morawetz (1951–2007) * More – Alexander Goodman More (1830–1895) * Moretti – Giuseppe L. Moretti (1782–1853) * Morgan – Andrew Price Morgan (1836–1907) * Moric. – (1779–1854) (also known as Moïse Étienne Moricand) * Morillo – Gilberto N. Morillo (born 1944) * Moris – Giuseppe Giacinto Moris (1796–1869) * Morison – Robert Morison (1620–1683) * Moritz – Johann Wilhelm Karl Moritz (1797–1866) * Moritzi – Alexander Moritzi (1806–1850) * Morong – Thomas Morong (1827–1894) * Morris – John Morris (geologist), John Morris (1810–1886) * Morrison – Alexander Morrison (botanist), Alexander Morrison (1849–1913) * Morrone – (1957–2011) * Mort – Mark E. Mort (

2014) * Morton – Julius Sterling Morton (1832–1902) * Moss – Charles Edward Moss (1870–1930) * Mosyakin – Sergei Leonidovich Mosyakin (born 1961) * Mot.Ito – Motomi Ito (born 1956) * Motley – James Motley (1822–1859) * Mottet – Séraphin Joseph Mottet (1861–1930) * Motyka – Józef Motyka (1900–1984) * Moug. – Jean-Baptiste Mougeot (1776–1858) * Mouill. – Pierre Mouillefert (1846–1903) * Mouterde – Paul Mouterde (1892–1972) * Moxley – George Loucks Moxley (1871–1963) * M.Peck – Morton Eaton Peck (1871–1959) * M.P.Nayar – Madhavan Parameswaran Nayar (1932–2016) * M.Prieto – María Prieto (

2008) * M.Prins – Marie Prins (born 1948) * M.Proctor – Michael Charles Faraday Proctor (1929–2017) * M.Q.Liang – Min Qing Liang (

1984) * M.R.Almeida – Marselein Rusario Almeida (1939–2017) * M.R.Davis – M. R. Davis (

1969) * M.R.Hend. – M. R. Henderson, Murray Ross Henderson (1899–1982) * M.Roem. – Max Joseph Roemer (1791–1849) * M.Roscoe – Margaret Roscoe (ca. 1786–1840) * M.R.Schomb. – Moritz Richard Schomburgk (1811–1891) * M.S.Baker – Milo Samuel Baker (1868–1961) * M.S.Balakr. – Madura S. Balakrishnan (1917–1990) * M.S.Br. – Margaret Sibella Brown (1866–1961) * M.Schub. – Michael Schubert (botanist), Michael Schubert (1787–1860) * M.Schultze – Max Schultze, Maximilian Johann Siegmund Schultze (1825–1874) * M.Seq. – Miguel Pinto da Silva Menezes de Sequeira (born 1964) * M.Serna – Marcela Serna-González (

2009) * M.Serrano – Miguel Serrano (botanist), Miguel Serrano (

2017) * M.Serres – Marcel de Serres, Pierre Marcel Toussaint de Serres de Mesplès (1783–1862) * M.Simmonds – Monique S.J. Simmonds (

2003) * M.Sousa – Mario Sousa (botanist), Mario Sousa (1940–2017) * M.S.Tang – Mo Shih Tang (

2013) * M.S.Young – Mary Sophie Young (1872–1919) * M.Taylor – Mary Ruth Fussel Jackson Taylor (born 1908) * M.T.Lange – Morten Thomsen Lange (1824–1875) * M.T.Martin – Margaret Trevena Martin (born 1905) * M.T.Mathieson – Michael T. Mathieson (

2010) * M.T.Murillo – María Teresz Murillo (1929–2017) * M.T.Strong – Mark Tuthill Strong (born 1954) * Mudd – William Mudd (1830–1879) * Mudie – Robert Mudie (1777–1842) * Muehlenbeck – Heinrich Gustav Muehlenbeck (1798–1845) * Muehlenpf. – Philipp August Friedrich Mühlenpfordt (1803–1891) * Muhl. – Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753–1815) * Muirhead – Clara Winsome Muirhead (1915–1985) * Müll.Arg. – Johannes Müller Argoviensis (1828–1896) * Müll.Hal. – Karl Müller (bryologist), Johann Karl (Carl) August (Friedrich Wilhelm) Müller (1818–1899) * Müll.-Thurg. – Hermann Müller (Thurgau), Hermann Müller (1850–1927) * Munby – Giles Munby (1813–1876) * Münchh. – Otto von Münchhausen (1716–1774) * Mund – Mund and Maire, Johannes Ludwig Leopold Mund (1791–1831) * Munn – Mancel Thornton Munn (1887–1956) * Muñoz – Carlos Muñoz Pizarro (1913–1976) * Munro – William Munro (botanist), William Munro (1818–1880) * Munson – Thomas Volney Munson (1843–1913) * Munz – Philip Alexander Munz (1892–1974) * Murb. – Svante Samuel Murbeck (1859–1946) * Murch. – Roderick Murchison, Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871) * Murdock – Andrew G. Murdock (

2008) * Murith – (1742–1816) * Muroi – Hiroshi Muroi (born 1914) * Murr – Josef Murr (1864–1932) * Murray – Johan Andreas Murray (1740–1791) * Muschl. – Reinhold Conrad Muschler (1882–1957) * Mustaqim – Wendy A. Mustaqim (

2019) * Mutis – José Celestino Bruno Mutis (1732–1808) * M.V.Agab. – Mariam V. Agababjan (born 1964) * M.Vahl – (1869–1946) (not to be confused with Vahl – Martin Vahl (1749–1804)) * M.V.Viswan. – M.Venkatesan Viswanathan (born 1942) * M.Walcott – Mary Vaux Walcott, Mary Morris Vaux Walcott (1860–1940) * M.Wallis – M. Wallis (

1866) * M.W.Chase – Mark Wayne Chase (born 1951) * M.Williams – Margot Williams (botanist), Margot Williams (

1984) * M.W.McDonald – Maurice W. McDonald (

1996) * M.Wolff – Manfred Wolff (born 1952)

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