List of botanists by author abbreviation (M)

A–L
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M

 * Ma – Yu Chuan Ma (born 1916)
 * Maack – Richard Karlovich Maack (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 (1888–1986)
 * MacDougal – Daniel Trembly MacDougal (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 (1901–1979)
 * Macklot – Heinrich Christian Macklot (1799–1832)
 * MacLeay – William Sharp Macleay (fl. 1842)
 * M.A.Clem. – Mark Alwin Clements (born 1949)
 * MacMill. – Conway MacMillan (1867–1929)
 * Maconochie – John Richard Maconochie (1941–1984)
 * Macoun – John Macoun (1831–1920)
 * MacOwan – Peter MacOwan (1830–1909)
 * M.A.Curtis – Moses Ashley Curtis (1808–1872)
 * Madani – Leopold Madani (fl. 1993)
 * Madden – Edward Madden (1805–1856)
 * Madenis – Claude Benoit Madenis (1798–1863)
 * Madhus. – Pandara Valappil Madhusoodanan (born 1950)
 * M.A.Diniz – Maria Adélia Diniz (born 1941)
 * Madison – Michael T. Madison (born 1948)
 * M.A.Dix – Margaret A. Dix (fl. 2000)
 * Mädler – Karl Mädler (1902–2003)
 * Madore – Lois Kay Madore (born 1948)
 * Madrigal – Xavier Madrigal-Sánchez (born 1935)
 * Madriñán – Santiago Madriñán (born 1964)
 * Madsen – Jens E. Madsen (fl. 1989)
 * M.A.Fenton – Mildred Adams Fenton (1899–1995)
 * M.A.Fisch. – Manfred A. Fischer (born 1942)
 * Maek. – Tokujirô(Tokijiro) Maekawa (born 1886)
 * Mägd. – Karl Mägdefrau (1907–1999)
 * Magill – Robert Earle Magill (born 1947)
 * Magnin – Antoine Magnin (1848–1926)
 * Magnol – Pierre Magnol (1638–1715)
 * Magnus – Paul Wilhelm Magnus (1844–1914)
 * Maguire – Bassett Maguire (1904–1991)
 * M.Ahmed. – Mohammed Ahmedullah (fl. 2018)
 * Mai – Dieter Hans Mai (1934–2013)
 * Maiden – Joseph Maiden (1859–1925)
 * Maille – Alphonse Maille (1813–1865)
 * Maingay – Alexander Carroll Maingay (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 (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 (1818–1888)
 * M.Allemão – Manoel Allemão (died 1863)
 * Malm – Jacob von Malm (born 1901)
 * Malme – Gustaf Oskar Andersson Malme (1864–1937)
 * Malmgren – Anders Johan Malmgren (1834–1897)
 * Maly – Joseph Karl Maly (1797–1866)
 * M.A.M.Renner – Matthew Anton Martyn Renner (born 1978)
 * Manden. – Ida P. Mandenova (1907–1995)
 * Mandon – Gilbert (Gustav) Mandon (1799–1866)
 * Mani – Bince Mani (fl. 2015)
 * Manik. – U. Manikandan (fl. 2001)
 * Manilal – Kattungal Subramaniam Manilal (born 1938)
 * M.A.N.Müll. – Michiel Adriaan Niklaas Müller (1948–1997)
 * Mansf. – Rudolf Mansfeld (1901–1960)
 * Manton – Irene Manton (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 (fl. 1967)
 * Marcgr. – Georg Marcgrave (Marcgraf, Markgraf) (1610–1644)
 * Marchal – Élie Marchal (1839–1923)
 * Marchand – Nestor Léon Marchand (1833–1911)
 * Marchesi – Eduardo Marchesi (born 1943)
 * Marchoux – Émile Marchoux (1862–1943)
 * Marcks – Brian Marcks (fl. 1974)
 * Marg. – Hanna Bogna Margońska (born 1968)
 * Margulis – Lynn Margulis (1938–2011)
 * Marion – Antoine Fortuné Marion (1846–1900)
 * Markgr. – Friedrich Markgraf (1897–1987)
 * Markgr.-Dann. – Ingeborg Markgraf-Dannenberg (1911–1996)
 * Markham – Clements Robert Markham (1830–1916)
 * Markl. – George Gunnar Marklund (1892–1964)
 * Marline – Lovanomenjanahary Marline (born 1986)
 * Marloth – Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth (1855–1931)
 * Marnock – Robert Marnock (1800–1889)
 * Marquand – Ernest David Marquand (1848–1918)
 * Marquis – Alexandre Louis Marquis (1777–1828)
 * Marrero Rodr. – Águedo Marrero Rodriguez (fl. 1988)
 * Marriott – Neil R. Marriott (fl. 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. – Raúl Martínez Crovetto (1921–1988)
 * Martelli – Ugolino Martelli (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 – Jean Baptiste Henri Martinet (1840–c. 1910)
 * Martínez – Maximino Martínez (1888–1964)
 * Martini – Alessandro Martini (1934–2011)
 * Martinoli – Giuseppe 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 (fl. 2015)
 * Mart.Parras – José María Martinez Parras (born 1953)
 * Martrin-Donos – Julien Victor de Martrin-Donos (1800–1870)
 * Mart.Schmid – Martin Schmid (1969–2002)
 * Martyn – Thomas M. Martyn (1736–1825)
 * Masam. – Genkei Masamune (1899–1993)
 * Masclef – Amédée Masclef (1858–1916)
 * Maslin – Bruce R. Maslin (born 1946)
 * Massart – Jean Massart (1865–1925)
 * Massee – George Edward Massee (1845–1917)
 * Masson – Francis Masson (1741–1805)
 * Mast. – Maxwell Tylden Masters (1833–1907)
 * Mateo – Gonzalo Mateo (born 1953)
 * Mathias – Mildred Esther Mathias (1906–1995)
 * Mathieu – Charles Marie Joseph Mathieu (1791–1873)
 * Matr. – Alphonse Louis Paul Matruchot (1863–1921)
 * Matsum. – Jinzō Matsumura (1856–1928)
 * Matt. – Heinrich Gottfried von Mattuschka (1734–1779)
 * Mattei – Giovanni Ettore 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 (1837–1923)
 * Matthews – Henry John Matthews (1859–1909)
 * Matthiesen – Franz Matthiesen (1878–1914)
 * Mattick – Wilhelm Fritz Mattick (1901–1984)
 * Mattioli – Pietro (Pier) Andrea Gregorio Mattioli (Matthiolus) (1501–1577)
 * Mattir. – Oreste Mattirolo (1856–1947)
 * Mattos – Joáo Rodrigues de Mattos (1926–2022)
 * Mattox – Karl R. Mattox (born 1936)
 * Matuda – Eizi Matuda (1894–1978)
 * Maturb. – Rudi A. Maturbongs (fl. 2000)
 * Maulder – Ricky G. Maulder (fl. 1995)
 * Maund – Benjamin Maund (1790–1863)
 * Maurizio – Adam M. Maurizio (1862–1941)
 * Maury – Paul Jean Baptiste Maury (1858–1893)
 * Mavrodiev – Evgenij Vladimirovich Mavrodiev (fl. 1999)
 * M.A.Wall – M. A. Wall (fl. 2007)
 * Maxim. – Carl Maximowicz (1827–1891)
 * Maxon – William Ralph Maxon (1877–1948)
 * Maxwell – T.C.Maxwell (1822–1908)
 * Maynard – David J. Maynard (fl. 2008)
 * M.Backlund – Maria Backlund (fl. 2007)
 * M.Baker – Matthew L. Baker (fl. 2016)
 * M.B.Bayer – Martin Bruce Bayer (born 1935)
 * M.Bieb. – Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein (1768–1826)
 * M.Blackw. – Meredith Blackwell (born 1940)
 * M.B.Moss – Marion Beatrice Moss (born 1903)
 * M.Broun – Maurice Broun (1906–1979)
 * M.B.Schwarz – Marie Beatrice Schol-Schwarz (1898–1969)
 * M.B.Scott – Munro Briggs Scott (1887–1917)
 * M.B.Thomas – Mason Blanchard Thomas (1866–1912)
 * M.B.Viswan. – M. B. Viswanathan (fl. 2000)
 * M.B.Welch – Marcus Baldwin Welch (1895–1942)
 * M.Caball. – Miguel Caballero Deloya (fl. 1969)
 * McAll. – Hugh A. McAllister (fl. 1993)
 * McCann – Yale Mervin Charles McCann (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 (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 (1837–1902)
 * M.C.E.Amaral – Maria do Carmo Estanislau do Amaral (fl. 1991)
 * M.C.Ferguson – Margaret Clay Ferguson (1863–1951)
 * McGill. – 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 (1840–1909)
 * McIvor – William Graham McIvor (1824–1876)
 * M.C.Johnst. – Marshall Conring Johnston (born 1930)
 * M.C.Pace – Matthew C. Pace (fl. 2017)
 * McKie – Ernest Norman McKie (1882–1948)
 * McKinney – Harold Hall McKinney (1889–1976)
 * McLennan – Ethel Irene McLennan (1891–1983)
 * M.C.Martínez – María Cristina Martínez (born 1974)
 * McMillan – Adrian John Stuart McMillan (1915–2008)
 * McNeill – John McNeill (born 1933)
 * McQuoid – Nathan K. McQuoid (fl. 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 (fl. 1980)
 * Medik. – Friedrich Kasimir Medikus (1736–1808)
 * Medlicott – Henry Benedict Medlicott (1829–1905)
 * Meehan – Thomas Meehan (1826–1901)
 * Meekiong – Kalu Meekiong (fl. 2005)
 * Meenks – Jan L. D. Meenks (fl. 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 (fl. 2007)
 * Mehrotra – Bishan N. Mehrotra (born 1936)
 * Meier – Fred Campbell Meier (1893–1938)
 * Meigen – Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764–1845)
 * Meijden – Ruud van der Meijden (1945–2007)
 * Meijer – Willem Meijer (1923–2003)
 * Meijer Drees – E. Meijer Drees (fl. 1938)
 * Meikle – Robert Desmond Meikle (1923–2021)
 * Meinecke – Johann Ludwig Georg Meinecke (1721–1823)
 * Meins – Claus Meins (1806–1873)
 * Meinsh. – Karl Friedrich Meinshausen (1819–1899)
 * Meisel – Max Meisel (1892–1969)
 * Meisn. – Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner (1800–1874)
 * M.E.Jones – Marcus Eugene Jones (1852–1934)
 * M.E.L.Archer – Mary Ellinor Lucy Archer (fl. 1917)
 * Melch. – Hans Melchior (1894–1984)
 * Melikyan – Aleksander Pavlovich Melikyan (1935–2008)
 * Melvill – James Cosmo Mevill (1845–1929)
 * Melville – Ronald Melville (1903–1985)
 * Melvin – Lionel Melvin (1907–1997)
 * M.E.Morales – María Eugenia Morales-Puentes (fl. 2008)
 * Menabde – Vladimir Levanovich Menabde (1898–1981)
 * Menadue – Yvonne Menadue (fl. 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 (fl. 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 Étienne Pierre Mesnil (1868–1938)
 * Messina – Andre Messina (fl. 2010)
 * Messmer – Pearl R. Messmer (fl. 1940s–1950s)
 * Mett. – Georg Heinrich Mettenius (1823–1866)
 * Metusala – Destario Metusala (fl. 2009)
 * Metzg. – Johann Metzger (1789–1852)
 * Mexia – Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía (1870–1938)
 * Mey.-Berth. – Brigitte Meyer-Berthaud (fl. 2001)
 * Meyen – Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen (1804–1840)
 * Meyl. – Charles Meylan (1868–1941)
 * Mez – Carl Christian Mez (1866–1944)
 * M.F.Bourdon – M. F. Bourdon (fl. 2004)
 * M.F.Fay – Michael Francis Fay (born 1960)
 * M.Fleisch. – 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 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 (fl. 2010)
 * M.G.Henry – Mary Gibson Henry (1884–1967)
 * M.Gómez – Manuel Gómez de la Maya y Jiménez (1867–1916)
 * M.Gordon – M. Gordon (fl. 1920)
 * M.Gray – Max Gray (1929–2015)
 * M.H.Alford – Mac Haverson Alford (born 1975)
 * M.HeLi – Min Hui Li (fl. 2004)
 * M.Hiroe – Minosuke Hiroe (1914–2000)
 * M.H.Hoffm. – Matthias H. Hoffmann (fl. 1998)
 * M.H.J.van der Meer – Maarten H.J. van der Meer (fl. 2019)
 * M.Hopkins – 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 (Bernard) Ferdinand Michelis (1815–1886)
 * Mich.Möller – Michael Möller (fl. 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 (1789–1879)
 * Mig. – Emil Friedrich August Walter (Walther) Migula (1863–1938)
 * Migo – Hisao Migo (1900–1985)
 * Migush. – Emilia Filippovna Migushova (1923–2000)
 * Mik – Josef (Joseph) Mik (1839–1900)
 * Mikl.-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 (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 (1711–1768)
 * Mitford – Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1837–1916)
 * Mitt. – William Mitten (1819–1906)
 * Miyabe – Kingo Miyabe (1860–1951)
 * Miyake – Kiichi Miyake (1876–1964)
 * Miyoshi – Manabu Miyoshi (1861–1939)
 * Mizg. – Olga F. Mizgireva (born 1908)
 * Mizut. – Masami Mizutani (1930–2020)
 * M.Jacobs – (1929–1983)
 * M.J.Reed – Merton J. Reed (fl. 1939)
 * M.J.Roe – Margaret James Roe (fl. 1961)
 * M.J.Turton – Margaret Joan Turton (born 1954)
 * M.J.Wingf. – 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 Lainz (1923–)
 * M.Lange – Knud Morten Lange (1919–2003) (son of Jakob Emanuel Lange)
 * M.L.Bowerman – Mary Leolin Bowerman (1908–2005)
 * M.Leon – Miguel de Leon (fl. 2015)
 * M.L.Green – Mary Letitia Green (1886–1978)
 * M.L.Williams – Mark L. Williams (fl. 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 (born 1947)
 * M.Nishida – Makoto Nishida (1927–1998)
 * M.N.Philipson – Melva Noeline Philipson (1925–2015)
 * M.N.Tamura – Minoru N. Tamura (fl. 1993)
 * Moc. – José Mariano Mociño (1757–1820)
 * M.O.Dillon – Michael O. Dillon (born 1947)
 * Moeliono – B. Moeliono (fl. 1960)
 * Moench – Conrad Moench (1744–1805)
 * Moestrup – Øjvind Moestrup (born 1941)
 * Moezel – P.G.van der Moezel (fl. 1987)
 * Moffett – Rodney Oliver Moffett (born 1937)
 * Mogea – J. P. 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 Heinrich Gerhard Möhring (1710–1792)
 * Moir – William Whitmore Goodale Moir (1896–1985)
 * Molau – Ulf 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 (fl. 1992)
 * Molliard – Marin Molliard (1866–1944)
 * Molloy – Brian Peter John Molloy (1930–2022)
 * Mols – Johan B. Mols (fl. 2000)
 * 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 – Lars Jonasson Montin (1723–1785)
 * Montrouz. – Jean Xavier Hyacinthe Montrouzier (1820–1897)
 * Moon – Alexander Moon (died 1825)
 * Moore – 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. – Stefano Moricand (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 (1810–1886)
 * Morrison – Alexander Morrison (1849–1913)
 * Morrone – Osvaldo Morrone (1957–2011)
 * Mort – Mark E. Mort (fl. 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.Prieto – María Prieto (fl. 2008)
 * M.Prins – Marie Prins (born 1948)
 * M.Proctor – Michael Charles Faraday Proctor (1929–2017)
 * M.Q.Liang – Min Qing Liang (fl. 1984)
 * M.R.Almeida – Marselein Rusario Almeida (1939–2017)
 * M.R.Davis – M. R. Davis (fl. 1969)
 * M.R.Hend. – 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 (1787–1860)
 * M.Schultze – Maximilian Johann Siegmund Schultze (1825–1874)
 * M.Seq. – Miguel Pinto da Silva Menezes de Sequeira (born 1964)
 * M.Serna – Marcela Serna-González (fl. 2009)
 * M.Serrano – Miguel Serrano (fl. 2017)
 * M.Serres – Pierre Marcel Toussaint de Serres de Mesplès (1783–1862)
 * M.Simmonds – Monique S.J. Simmonds (fl. 2003)
 * M.Sousa – Mario Sousa (1940–2017)
 * M.S.Tang – Mo Shih Tang (fl. 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 (fl. 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. – Johann Karl (Carl) August (Friedrich Wilhelm) Müller (1818–1899)
 * Müll.-Thurg. – Hermann Müller (1850–1927)
 * Munby – Giles Munby (1813–1876)
 * Münchh. – Otto von Münchhausen (1716–1774)
 * Mund – Johannes Ludwig Leopold Mund (1791–1831)
 * Munn – Mancel Thornton Munn (1887–1956)
 * Muñoz – Carlos Muñoz Pizarro (1913–1976)
 * Munro – William Munro (1818–1880)
 * Munson – Thomas Volney Munson (1843–1913)
 * Munz – Philip Alexander Munz (1892–1974)
 * Murb. – Svante Samuel Murbeck (1859–1946)
 * Murch. – Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871)
 * Murdock – Andrew G. Murdock (fl. 2008)
 * Murith – Laurent Joseph 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 (fl. 2019)
 * Mutis – José Celestino Bruno Mutis (1732–1808)
 * M.V.Agab. – Mariam V. Agababjan (born 1964)
 * M.Vahl – Martin Vahl II (1869–1946) (not to be confused with Vahl – Martin Vahl (1749–1804))
 * M.V.Viswan. – M.Venkatesan Viswanathan (born 1942)
 * M.Walcott – Mary Morris Vaux Walcott (1860–1940)
 * M.Wallis – M. Wallis (fl. 1866)
 * M.W.Chase – Mark Wayne Chase (born 1951)
 * M.Williams – Margot Williams (fl. 1984)
 * M.W.McDonald – Maurice W. McDonald (fl. 1996)
 * M.Wolff – Manfred Wolff (born 1952)

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