List of botanists by author abbreviation (W–Z)

A–V
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W

 * W.A.Archer – William Andrew Archer (1894–1973)
 * W.A.Bell – Walter Andrew Bell (1889–1969)
 * W.A.Clark – William Andrew Clark (1911–1983)
 * W.A.Clarke – William Ambrose Clarke (1841–1911)
 * Waddell – Coslett Herbert Waddell (1858–1919)
 * Wade – Walter Wade (1760–1825)
 * Wadhwa – Brij Mohan Wadhwa (1933–2009)
 * Wad.Khan – M. A. Wadood Khan (1944–2023)
 * Waga – Jakub Ignacy Waga (1800–1872)
 * Wagenitz – Gerhard Wagenitz (1927–2017)
 * Wagstaff – Steven J. Wagstaff (fl. 1998)
 * Wahl – Herbert Alexander Wahl (1900–1975)
 * Wahlenb. – Göran Wahlenberg (1780–1851)
 * Waisb. – Anton Waisbecker (1835–1916)
 * Waldst. – Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein (1759–1823)
 * Wall. – Nathaniel Wallich (1786–1854)
 * Wallace – Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913)
 * Wallander – Eva Wallander (born 1968)
 * Wallays – Antoine Charles François Wallays (1812–1888)
 * Wallenwein – Fritz Wallenwein (fl. 2012)
 * Wallerius – Johan Gottschalk Wallerius (1709–1785)
 * Walleyn – Ruben Walleyn (1966–2008)
 * Wallis – Gustav Wallis (1830–1878)
 * Wallman – Johan Haquin Wallman (1792–1853)
 * Walln. – Anton Wallnöfer (fl. 1888)
 * Wallner – Joseph Wallner (1909–1935)
 * Wallossek – Christoph Wallossek (fl. 1999)
 * Wallr. – Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wallroth (1792–1857)
 * Wallwork – H. Wallwork (fl. 1988)
 * Walp. – Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers (1816–1853)
 * Walter – Thomas Walter (1740–1789)
 * Walters – Stuart Max Walters (1920–2005)
 * W.Anderson – William Anderson (1750–1778)
 * Wangenh. – Friedrich Adam Julius von Wangenheim (1749–1800)
 * Wangerin – Walther Wangerin (1884–1938)
 * Wanggai – Jack Wanggai (fl. 2000)
 * Wapstra – Mark Wapstra (born 1971)
 * Warb. – Otto Warburg (1859–1938)
 * W.Archer – William Archer (1830–1897)
 * W.Archer bis – William Archer (1820–1874)
 * Ward – Lester Frank Ward (1841–1913)
 * Ward.-Johnson – Greg Wardell-Johnson (fl. 1996)
 * Warder – John Aston Warder (1812–1883)
 * Wardle – Peter Wardle (1931–2008)
 * Warion – (Jean Pierre) Adrien Warion (1837–1880)
 * Warm. – Johannes Eugenius Bülow Warming (1841–1924)
 * Warner – Richard Warner (c. 1711 to 1713–1775)
 * Warnock – Barton Holland Warnock (1911–1998)
 * Warnst. – Carl Friedrich Warnstorf (1837–1921)
 * W.A.Rodrigues – William Antônio Rodrigues (born 1928)
 * Warsz. – Józef Warszewicz Ritter von Rawicz (1812–1866)
 * Wassh. – Dieter Carl Wasshausen (born 1938)
 * Watan. – Kiyohiko Watanabe (born 1900)
 * Waterh. – Benjamin Waterhouse (1754–1846)
 * Watling – Roy Watling (born 1938)
 * Watson – William Watson (1715–1787) (see also the abbreviation "W.Watson")
 * Watt – David Allan Poe Watt (1830–1917)
 * Watts – William Walter Watts (1856–1920)
 * W.A.Weber – William Alfred Weber (1918–2020)
 * Wawra – Heinrich Wawra von Fernsee (1831–1887)
 * W.Bartram – William Bartram (1739–1823)
 * W.B.Carp. – William Benjamin Carpenter (1813–1885)
 * W.B.Clarke – Walter Bosworth Clarke (born 1879)
 * W.B.Drew – William Brooks Drew (1908–1997)
 * W.Becker – Wilhelm Becker (1874–1928)
 * W.Boott – William Boott (1805–1887)
 * W.Br. – William Brown (1888–1975)
 * W.B.Schofield – Wilfred Borden Schofield (1927–2008)
 * W.Bull – William Bull (1828–1902)
 * W.C.Barton – William Charles Barton (1874–1955)
 * W.C.Cheng – Wan Chun Cheng (1904–1983)
 * W.C.Huang – Wei Chang Huang (fl. 2013)
 * W.C.Martin – William Clarence Martin (1923–2010)
 * W.Cooper – William Cooper (1798–1864)
 * W.D.Clark – W. Dennis Clark (born 1948)
 * W.Deane – Walter Deane (1848–1930)
 * W.D.Francis – William Douglas Francis (1889–1959)
 * W.D.Hawth. – William D. Hawthorne (fl. 2006)
 * W.Dietr. – Werner Dietrich (1938–2011)
 * W.D.J.Koch – Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch (1771–1849)
 * Weakley – Alan Stuart Weakley (born 1957)
 * Weath. – Charles Alfred Weatherby (1875–1949)
 * Weatherwax – Paul Weatherwax (1888–1976)
 * Webb – Philip Barker Webb (1793–1854)
 * Weber – Georg Heinrich Weber (1752–1828), often written G.H. Weber
 * Weberb. – Augusto Weberbauer (1871–1948)
 * W.E.Cooper – Wendy Elizabeth Cooper (born 1953)
 * Wedd. – Hugh Algernon Weddell (1819–1877)
 * Wedem. – Wedemeyer (fl. before 1803)
 * W.E.Evans – William Edgar Evans (1882–1963)
 * Weeras. – Aruna Dharmapriya Weerasooriya (born 1962)
 * Wege – Juliet Wege (born 1971)
 * W.E.Higgins – Wesley Ervin Higgins (born 1949)
 * Weibel – Raymond Weibel (1905–1992)
 * Weidman – Frederick DeForest Weidman (1881–1956)
 * Weigel – Christian Ehrenfried von Weigel (1748–1831)
 * Weihe – Carl Ernst August Weihe (1779–1834)
 * Weiller – Marc Weiller (1880–1945)
 * Weim. – August Henning Weimarck (1903–1980)
 * Weinm. – Johann Anton Weinmann (1782–1858)
 * W.E.Lawr. – William Evans Lawrence (1883–1950)
 * Wellard – Blake Wellard (born 1987)
 * Wells – Bertram Whittier Wells (1884–1978)
 * Welw. – Friedrich Welwitsch (1806–1872)
 * Welzen – Peter C. van Welzen (born 1958)
 * W.E.Manning – Wayne Eyer Manning (1899–2004)
 * Wendelbo – Per Erland Berg Wendelbo (1927–1981)
 * Wender. – Georg Wilhelm Franz Wenderoth (1774–1861)
 * Went – Friedrich August Ferdinand Christian Went (1863–1935)
 * Werderm. – Erich Werdermann (1892–1959)
 * Wernek. – Franz Wernekinck (1764–1839)
 * Werner – Roger-Guy Werner (1901–1977)
 * Wernham – Herbert Fuller Wernham (1879–1941)
 * W.E.Rogers – Walter E. Rogers (1890–1951)
 * Wesm. – Alfred Wesmael (1832–1905)
 * Wess.Boer – Jan Gerard Wessels Boer (born 1936)
 * West – William West (1848–1914)
 * Westc. – Frederic Westcott (died 1861)
 * Wester – Peter Jansen Wester (1877–1931)
 * Westerd. – Johanna Westerdijk (1883–1961)
 * Weston – Richard Weston (c. 1733–1806)
 * Wetschnig – Wolfgang Wetschnig (born 1958)
 * Wettst. – Richard Wettstein (1863–1931)
 * Weyer – William John Bates van de Weyer (1870–1946)
 * Weyland – Hermann Gerhard Weyland (1888–1974)
 * W.F.Barker – Winsome Fanny ('Buddy') Barker (1907–1994)
 * W.F.Hillebr. – William Francis Hillebrand (1853–1925)
 * W.Fitzg. – William Vincent Fitzgerald (1867–1929)
 * W.G.Jones – W.G. Jones (fl. 1995)
 * W.G.Lee – William George Lee (born 1950)
 * W.G.Schneid. – Wilhelm Gottlieb Schneider (1814–1889)
 * W.Gümbel – Wilhelm Theodor Gümbel (1812–1858)
 * W.H.Adey – Walter H. Adey (born 1934)
 * W.Harris – Warwick Harris (born 1940)
 * W.H.Baker – William Hudson Baker (1911–1985)
 * W.H.Baxter – William Hart Baxter (1816–1890)
 * W.H.Brewer – William Henry Brewer (1828–1910)
 * W.H.Duncan – Wilbur Howard Duncan (1910–2005)
 * Wheeler - Elisabeth Wheeler (born 1944)
 * Wherry – Edgar Theodore Wherry (1885–1982)
 * W.H.Gibson – William Hamilton Gibson (1850–1896)
 * Whibley – David John Edward Whibley (1936-2002)
 * Whiffin – Trevor Paul Whiffin (born 1947)
 * W.Hill – Walter Hill (1820–1904)
 * Whipple – Amiel Weeks Whipple (1816–1863)
 * Whistler – W. Arthur Whistler (1944–2020)
 * Whitaker – Thomas Wallace Whitaker
 * Whitehouse – Eula Whitehouse (1892–1974)
 * Whitel. – Thomas Whitelegge (1850–1927)
 * Whitlock – Barbara Ann Whitlock (born 1967)
 * Whitmore – Timothy Charles Whitmore (1935–2002)
 * Whittall – Edward Whittall (1851–1917)
 * W.H.Lang – William Henry Lang (1874–1960)
 * W.H.Lewis – Walter Hepworth Lewis (1930–2020)
 * W.H.Mills – William Hobson Mills (1873–1959)
 * W.Hook. – William Hooker (1779–1832)
 * W.H.Rao – Wen Hui Rao (fl. 2010)
 * W.H.Schopfer – William-Henri Schopfer (1900–1962)
 * W.Hunter – William Hunter (1755–1812)
 * W.H.Wagner – Warren Herbert Wagner (1920–2000)
 * W.H.Welch – Winona Hazel Welch (1896–1990)
 * Wibel – August Wilhelm Eberhard Christoph Wibel (1775–1814)
 * Wich. – Max Ernst Wichura (1817–1866)
 * Wickens – Gerald Ernest Wickens (1927–2019)
 * Widder – Felix Joseph Widder (1892–1974)
 * Wieboldt – Thomas F. Wieboldt (fl. 1992)
 * Wiedem. – Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1805–1887)
 * Wied-Neuw. – Maximilian Alexander Philipp zu Wied-Neuwied (1782–1867)
 * Wiegand – Karl McKay Wiegand (1873–1942)
 * Wiehe – Paul Octave Wiehe (1910–1975)
 * Wieland – George Reber Wieland (1865–1953)
 * Wiens – Delbert Wiens (born 1932)
 * Wiersema – John H. Wiersema (born 1950)
 * Wierzb. – Piotr Pawlus (Peter (Petrus) Paulus) Wierzbicki (1794–1847)
 * Wigand – Julius Wilhelm Albert Wigand (1821–1886)
 * Wigg. – Friedrich Heinrich Wiggers (1746–1811)
 * Wiggins – Ira Loren Wiggins (1899–1987)
 * Wigglesw. – Grace Wigglesworth (1877–1944 (or later))
 * Wight – Robert Wight (1796–1872)
 * Wightman – Glenn M. Wightman (born 1961)
 * Wijnands – D. Onno Wijnands (1945–1993)
 * Wikstr. – Johan Emanuel Wikström (1789–1856)
 * Wilbr. – Johann Bernhard Wilbrand (1779–1846)
 * Wilbur – Robert Lynch Wilbur (1925–2022)
 * Wilcock – Christopher C. Wilcock (born 1946)
 * Wilczek – Ernst Wilczek (1867–1948)
 * Wild – Hiram Wild (1917–1982)
 * Wildpret – Wolfredo Wildpret de la Torre (born 1933)
 * Wilensky – Dmitry G. Wilensky (1892–1959)
 * Wilh. – Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758–1811)
 * Wilken – Dieter H. Wilken (born 1944)
 * Wilkes – Charles Wilkes (1798–1877)
 * Will. – William Crawford Williamson (1816–1895)
 * Willd. – Carl Ludwig von Willdenow (1765–1812)
 * Wille – Johan Nordal Fischer Wille (1858–1924)
 * Willemet – (Pierre) Remi Willemet (1735–1807)
 * Williams – Samuel Williams (1743–1817)
 * Willis – John Christopher Willis (1868–1958)
 * Willk. – Heinrich Moritz Willkomm (1821–1895)
 * Wilmot-Dear – Christine Melanie Wilmot-Dear (born 1952)
 * Wilmott – Alfred James Wilmott (1888–1950)
 * Wilson – William M. Wilson (1799–1871)
 * Wimm. – Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (1803–1868)
 * Winch – Nathaniel John Winch (1768–1838)
 * Windham – Michael D. Windham (born 1954)
 * Windsor – John Windsor (1787–1868)
 * Wingf. – Robert C. Wingfield (born 1936)
 * Winka – Katarina Winka (born 1970)
 * Winterl – Jacob Joseph Winterl (1739–1809)
 * Wipff – Joseph K. Wipff (born 1962)
 * Wirtg. – Philipp Wilhelm Wirtgen (1806–1870)
 * Wisl. – Friedrich(Frederick) Adolph Wislizenus (1810–1889)
 * Wistuba – Andreas Wistuba (born 1967)
 * Wisura – Walter Wisura (fl. 1993)
 * Witasek – Johanna A. Witasek (1865-1910)
 * With. – William Withering (1741–1799)
 * Witham – Henry Thomas Maire Silvertop Witham (1779–1844)
 * Withner – Carl Leslie Withner (1918-2012)
 * Wittm. – Ludwig Wittmack (1839–1929)
 * Wittr. – Veit Brecher Wittrock (1839–1914)
 * Wittst. – Georg Christian Wittstein (1810–1887)
 * W.Jacobsen – Werner Bahne Georg Jacobsen (1909–1995)
 * W.Jameson – William Jameson (1815–1882)
 * W.J.Baker – William John Baker (born 1972)
 * W.J.de Wilde – Willem Jan Jacobus Oswald de Wilde (1936–2021)
 * W.J.Hess – William John Hess (1934–2021)
 * W.J.Martin – Weston Joseph Martin (born 1917)
 *  W.J.McDonald – William J. McDonald (fl. 2000)
 * W.J.Robbins – William Jacob Robbins (1890–1978)
 * W.J.Zinger – Vasily Jakovlevich Zinger (1836–1907)
 * W.K.Harris – Wayne K. Harris (1939–2020)
 * W.Kittr. – Walter Kittredge (born 1953)
 * W.L.Clement – Wendy L. Clement (fl. 2009)
 * W.L.Culb. – William Louis Culberson (1929–2003)
 * W.L.E.Schmidt – Wilhelm Ludwig Ewald Schmidt (1804–1843)
 * W.Lippert – Wolfgang Lippert (1937–2018)
 * W.Lodd. – W. Loddiges (fl. 1823)
 * W.L.Wagner – Warren Lambert Wagner (born 1950)
 * W.L.White – William Lawrence White (1908–1952)
 * W.MacGill. – William MacGillivray (1796–1852)
 * W.Martin – William Martin (1886–1975)
 * W.Mast. – William Masters (1796–1874)
 * W.M.Curtis – Winifred Mary Curtis (1905–2005)
 * W.M.Lin – Wei Min Lin (fl. 2006)
 * W.N.Cheesman – William Norwood Cheesman (1847–1925)
 * W.N.Powell – William Nottingham Powell (born 1904)
 * W.N.Takeuchi – Wayne N. Takeuchi (born 1952)
 * Wodehouse – Roger Philip Wodehouse (1889–1978)
 * W.O.Dietr. – Wilhelm Otto Dietrich (1881–1964)
 * Wolf – Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf (1724–1784)
 * Woll. — George Buchanan Wollaston (1814–1899)
 * Wolle – Francis Wolle (1817–1893)
 * Wollenw. – Hans Wilhelm Wollenweber (1879–1949)
 * Wolley-Dod – Anthony Hurt Wolley-Dod (1861–1948)
 * W.O.Müll. – Walther Otto Müller (1833–1887)
 * Wood – William Wood (1745–1808)
 * Woodcock – Hubert Bayley Drysdale Woodcock (1867–1957)
 * Woodrow – George Marshall Woodrow (1846–1911)
 * Woodson – Robert Everard Woodson (1904–1963)
 * Woodv. – William Woodville (1752–1805)
 * Woodw. – Thomas Jenkinson Woodward (1745–1820)
 * Woolls – William Woolls (1814–1893)
 * Woolward – Florence Helen Woolward (1854–1936)
 * Wooton – Elmer Otis Wooton (1865–1945)
 * Wormsk. – Morten Wormskjold (1783–1845)
 * Woronow – Yury Nikolaevich Voronov (also spelt as Georg or Jurij Nikolaewitch Woronow) (1874–1931)
 * Worsley – Arthington Worsley (1861–1944)
 * Woyn. – Heinrich Karl Woynar (1865–1917)
 * W.Palmer – William Palmer (1856–1921)
 * W.P.Armstr. – Wayne Paul Armstrong (born 1941)
 * W.Parry – William Edward Parry (1790–1855)
 * W.P.C.Barton – William Paul Crillon Barton (1786–1856)
 * W.Peck – William Dandridge Peck (1763–1822)
 * W.Penn. – Winifred Ann Pennington (Tutin) (1915–2007)
 * W.Petz. – (Karl) Wilhelm Petzold (1848–1897)
 * W.P.Fang – Wen-Pei Fang (1899–1983)
 * W.Phillips – William Phillips (1822–1905)
 * W.P.Teschner – Walter Paul Teschner (born 1927)
 * W.Q.Zhu – Wei-Qing Zhu (fl. 1999)
 * Wraber – Tone Wraber (1938–2010)
 * W.R.Barker – William Robert Barker (born 1948)
 * W.R.B.Oliv. – Walter Reginald Brook Oliver (1883–1957)
 * W.R.Buck – William Russel Buck (born 1950)
 * W.Remy – Winfried Remy (1924–1995)
 * W.R.Ernst – Wallace Roy Ernst (1928–1971)
 * W.Rich – William Rich (1800–1864)
 * Wright – John Wright (1811–1846)
 * W.R.Linton – William Richardson Linton (1850–1908)
 * W.R.Price – William Robert Price (1886-1975)
 * W.R.Taylor – William Randolph Taylor (1895–1990)
 * W.Saunders – William Saunders (1822–1900)
 * W.Schmidt – Wilhelm Schmidt (fl. 1927)
 * W.Schnizl. – Karl Friedrich Chrisoph Wilhelm Schnizlein (1780–1856)
 * W.Schultze-Motel – Wolfram Schultze-Motel (1934–2011)
 * W.S.Cooper – William Skinner Cooper (1884–1978)
 * W.Seem. – Wilhelm Eduard Gottfried Seemann (died 1868)
 * W.Siev. – Wilhelm Sievers (1860–1921)
 * W.S.Stewart – William Sheldon Stewart (1914–1997)
 * W.Stone – Witmer Stone (1866–1939)
 * W.Suarez – Wally Suarez (born 1977)
 * W.T.Aiton – William Townsend Aiton (1766–1849)
 * W.T.Davis – William Thompson Davis (1862–1945)
 * W.T.Gordon – William Thomas Gordon (1884–1950)
 * W.T.Marshall – William Taylor Marshall (1886–1957)
 * W.Theob. – William Theobald (1829–1908)
 * W.T.Wang – Wen Tsai Wang (1926–2022)
 * Wulfen – Franz Xaver von Wulfen (1728–1805)
 * Wullschl. – Heinrich Wullschlägel (1805–1864)
 * Wunderlin – Richard P. Wunderlin (born 1939)
 * Wurdack – John Julius Wurdack (1921–1998)
 * Wurmb – Friedrich von Wurmb (1742–1781)
 * Württemb. – Prince Friedrich Paul Wilhelm von Württemberg (1797–1860)
 * Wüstnei – Karl Georg Gustav Wüstnei (1810–1858)
 * W.Watson – William Watson (1858–1925) (see also the abbreviation "Watson")
 * W.Wendte – William Wendte (1877–1904)
 * W.West – William West Jr (1875–1901)
 * W.Wettst. – Wolfgang Wettstein (born 1898)
 * W.Wight – William Franklin Wight (1874–1954)
 * W.Wolf – Wolfgang Wolf (1875–1950)
 * W.W.Payne – Willard William Payne (born 1937)
 * W.Wright – William Wright (1735–1819)
 * W.W.Sm. – William Wright Smith (1875–1956)
 * Wyatt-Sm. – John Wyatt-Smith (1917–2002)
 * Wydler – Heinrich Wydler (1800–1883)
 * W.Y.Hsia – Wei Ying Hsia (1896–1987)
 * W.Zimm. – Walter Max Zimmerman (1892–1980)

X

 * X.D.Liu – Liu Xiaodong (fl. 1976)
 * X.F.Gao – Xin Fen Gao (born 1965)
 * X.H.Jin – Xiao Hua Jin (born 1975)
 * Xiao X.Zhou – Xiao Xu Zhou (fl. 2020)
 * Xi L.Wang – Xi Long Wang (fl. 2019)
 * Xin Y.Chen – Xin Yan Chen (fl. 2019)
 * X.J.Ge – Xue Jun Ge (fl. 2001)
 * X.J.Xue – Xiang Ji Xue (fl. 1983)
 * X.Q.Song – Xi Qiang Song (fl. 2008)
 * X.Y.Huang – Xin Yi Huang (fl. 2015)
 * X.Y.Zhu – Xiang Yun Zhu (born 1964)

Y

 * Yakovlev – Gennady Pavlovic Yakovlev (born 1934)
 * Yamam. – Yoshimatsu Yamamoto (1893–1947)
 * Yan Liu – Yan Liu (fl. 2003)
 * Yasuda – Atsushi Yasuda (1868–1924)
 * Yatabe – Ryôkichi Yatabe (1851–1899)
 * Yates – Lorenzo Gordin Yates (1837–1909)
 * Y.Baba – Yumiko Baba (fl. 2012)
 * Y.B.Luo – Yi Bo Luo (born 1964)
 * Y.C.F.Su – Yvonne C.F. Su (fl. 2001)
 * Y.C.Wu – Yin Chan Wu (1901–1950)
 * Y.C.Yang – Yung Chang Yang (born 1927)
 * Yen C.Yang – Yen Chin Yang (1913–1984)
 * Yeo – Peter Frederick Yeo (1929–2010)
 * Y.F.Deng – Yun Fei Deng (fl. 2001)
 * Y.H.Tan – Yun Hong Tan (fl. 2012)
 * Y.H.Tong – Yi-Hua Tong (fl. 2013)
 * Yii – P.C. Yii (fl. 2001)
 * Ying Qin – Ying Qin (fl. 2018)
 * Y.Itô – Yoshi Itô (1907–1992)
 * Y.Kimura – Yojiro Kimura (1912–2006)
 * Y.K.Yang – Yong Kang Yang (fl. 1987)
 * Y.L.Chen – Yi Ling Chen (1930–2022)
 * Y.M.Ye – Yin Min Ye (born 1929)
 * Y.N.Lee – Yong No Lee (1920–2008)
 * Yohannan – Regy Yohannan (fl. 2012)
 * Yokota – Masatsugu Yokota (born 1955)
 * Yo.Tanaka – Yoshio Tanaka (1838–1916)
 * Y.P.Ng – Yan Peng Ng
 * Ysabeau – Alexandre Victor Frédéric Ysabeau (1793–1873)
 * Y.Sasaki – Yoshiyuki Sasaki (1926–1972)
 * Y.Sawa – Yutaka Sawa (fl. 2006)
 * Y.S.Chen – You Sheng Chen (fl. 2003)
 * Y.Schouten – Y. Schouten (fl. 1985)
 * Y.S.Kim – Yun Shik Kim (born 1934)
 * Y.S.Wang – Yu Sheng Wang (fl. 1985)
 * Y.T.Chang – Yong Tian Chang (born 1936)
 * Yudustira – Yuda Rehata Yudistira (fl. 2020)
 * Yu Ito – Yu Ito (born 1981)
 * Yunck. – Truman George Yuncker (1891–1964)
 * Yu.Tanaka – Yuichiro Tanaka (1901–1983)
 * Y.W.Low – Yee Wen Low (born 1981)
 * Y.W.Zhang – Yu Wu Zhang (fl. 2001)
 * Y.Y.Fang – Yun Yi Fang (born 1916)

Z

 * Zabel – Hermann Zabel (1832–1912)
 * Zahlbr. – Alexander Zahlbruckner (1860–1938)
 * Zahn – Karl Hermann Zahn (1865–1940)
 * Zajac – Milan Zajac (fl. 2022)
 * Zämelis – Aleksandrs Zämelis (1897–1943)
 * Zanardini – Giovanni Antonio Maria Zanardini (1804–1878)
 * Zanoni – Thomas A. Zanoni (born 1949)
 * Zanted. – Giovanni Zantedeschi (1773–1846)
 * Zapał. – Hugo Zapałowicz (1852–1917)
 * Zappi – Daniela Cristina Zappi (born 1965)
 * Zardini – Elsa Matilde Zardini (1949–2020)
 * Zarrei – Mehdi Zarrei (born 1979)
 * Zaw. – Aleksander Zawadzki (1798–1868)
 * Zaytzeva – Ekaterina Sergeevna Zaytzeva (born 1968)
 * Z.Collins – Zacchaeus Collins (1764–1831)
 * Zea – Francisco Antonio Zea (1770–1822)
 * Zeile – Elsie May Zeile (1870–1940)
 * Zeiller – Charles René Zeiller (1847–1915)
 * Zelený – Václav Zelený (1936–2020)
 * Zenari – Silvia Zenari (1896–1956)
 * Zenker – Jonathan Carl Zenker (1799–1837)
 * Zenkert – Charles Anthony Zenkert (1886–1972)
 * Zepern. – Bernhard Zepernick (1926–2019)
 * Zerova – Marija Ja. (Mariya Ya.) Zerova (1902–1994)
 * Zeyh. – Karl Ludwig Philipp Zeyher (1799–1858)
 * Zhao – Yu Tang Zhao (1932–2010)
 * Zhebrak – Anton Romanovich Zhebrak (1901–1965)
 * Z.H.Pan – Ze Hui Pan (born 1938)
 * Z.H.Tsi – Zhan Huo Tsi (1937–2001)
 * Zhuk. – Peter Mikhailovich Zhukovsky (1888–1975)
 * Z.H.Yang – Zen Hong Yang (fl. 1988)
 * Zich – Frank Zich (born 1968)
 * Ziel. – Jerzy Zieliński (born 1943)
 * Zijp – Coenraad van Zijp (born 1879)
 * Zimm. – Philipp Wilhelm Albrecht Zimmermann (1860–1931)
 * Zimmerm. – Walter Max Zimmerman (1892–1980)
 * Zinn – Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727–1759)
 * Zipp. – Alexander Zippelius (1797–1828)
 * Z.Iwats. – Zennoske Iwatsuki (1929–2015)
 * Ziz – Johann Baptist Ziz (1779–1829)
 * Zizka – Georg Zizka (born 1955)
 * Z.J.Liu – Zhong Jian Liu (born 1958)
 * Z.L.Chen – Zong Lian Chen (fl. 1985)
 * Zohary – Michael Zohary (1898–1983)
 * Zoll. – Heinrich Zollinger (1818–1859)
 * Zona – Scott Zona (born 1959)
 * Zonn. – Ben Zonneveld (born 1940)
 * Zopf – Friedrich (or Friederich) Wilhelm Zopf (1846–1909)
 * Zorn – Johannes Zorn (1739–1799)
 * Zotov – Victor Dmitrievich Zotov (1908 –1977)
 * Z.Plobsh. – Friedrich August Zorn von Plobsheim (1711–1789)
 * Z.P.Wang – Zheng Ping Wang (born 1929)
 * Z.R.He - Zhao Rong He (fl. 1998)
 * Z.S.Rogers – Zachary Scott Rogers (born 1976)
 * Zucc. – Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini (1790–1848)
 * Zuccagni – Attilio Zuccagni (1754–1807)
 * Zuloaga – Fernando Omar Zuloaga (born 1951)
 * Zwanziger – Gustav Adolf Zwanziger (1837–1893)
 * Zycha – Herbert Zycha (1903–1998)
 * Z.Y.Zhu – Zheng Yin Zhu (born 1944)