Botanists

  1. A.A.Ansari: Anis Ahmad Ansari (--- – ---): Botanist: India
  2. A.Br.: Addison Brown (21 Feb 1830 – 09 Apr 1913): Botanist, Judge: United States
  3. A.Braun: Alexander Carl Heinrich Braun (10 May 1805 – 29 Mar 1877): Botanist: Germany
  4. A.C.Schultz: August Christian Schultz (21 Dec 1813 – 05 Sep 1908): Botanist: Denmark 
  5. A.Camus: Aimée Antoinette Camus (1 May 1879 – 17 Apr 1965): Botanist: France
  6. A.Cunn: Allan Cunningham (13 Jul 1791 – 27 Jun 1839): Botanist, Explorer: England
  7. A.DC.: Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyrame de Candolle (28 Oct 1806 – 4 Apr 1893): Botanist: Switzerland 
  8. A.D.Orb.: Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 Sep 1802 – 30 Jun 1857): Botanist, Naturalist: France
  9. A.E.Murray: Albert Edward Murray (1935 – --- ): Botanist: United States
  10. A.Juss.: Adrien-Henri de Jussieu ( 23 Dec 1797 – 29 Jun 1853): Botanist: France
  11. A.Rich.: Achille Richard (27 Apr 1794 – 5 Oct 1852): Physician, Botanist: France
  12. A.W.Hill: Arthur William Hill (11 Oct 1875 – 3 Nov 1941): Botanist: England
  13. Abbot: John Abbot (31 May 1751 – Jan 1841 ): Botanist: United States 
  14. Adans.: Michel Adanson (7 Apr 1727 – 3 Aug 1806): Botanist, Naturalist: France
  15. Ahrendt: Leslie Walter Allen Ahrendt (1903 – 1969): Botanist: England 
  16. Airy Shaw: Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (7 Apr 1902 – 1985): Botanist, Classicist: England
  17. Alston: Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston (04 Sep 1902 – 17 Mar 1958): Botanist: England
  18. Anderb.: Arne A. Anderberg (1954 – ---): Botanist: Sweden
  19. Arn.: George Arnott Walker-Arnott (06 Feb 1799 – 17 Jun 1868): Botanist: Scotland
  20. Asch.: Paul Friedrich August Ascherson (04 Jun 1834 – 06 Mar 1913): Botanist: Germany
  21. B.Heyne: Benjamin Heyne (1770 – 1819): Botanist, Naturalist, Surgeon: Scotland 
  22. B.L.Burtt: Brian Laurence Burtt or Bill Laurence Burtt (27 Aug 1913 – 30 May 2008): Botanist, Taxonomist: England 
  23. Baill.: Henri Ernest Baillon (30 Nov 1827 - 19 Jul 1895): Botanist, Physician: France
  24. Baker: John Gilbert Baker (13 Jan 1834 – 16 Aug 1920): Botanist: England 
  25. Baker f.: Edmund Gilbert Baker (1864 – 1949): Botanist, Plant Collector: England
  26. Bakh.: Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brink (30 Jan 1881 – 04 April 1945): Botanist: Netherlands
  27. Bakh.f.: Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brink Junior (11 Sep 1911 – 01 May 1987): Botanist: Netherlands 
  28. Barneby: Rupert Charles Barneby (6 Oct 1911 – 5 Dec 2000): Botanist (Self-taught): England
  29. Bedd.: Richard Henry Beddome (11 May 1830 – 23 Feb 1911): Naturalist, Military: India 
  30. Benth.: George Bentham (22 Sep 1800 – 10 Sep 1884): Botanist: England
  31. Bertero: Luigi Carlo Giuseppe Bertero (14 Oct 1789 – Apr 1831): Botanist, Naturalist, Bryologist, Pteridologist, Physicist, Physician: Italy
  32. Bertol.: Antonio Bertoloni (8 Feb 1775 – 17 Apr 1869): Boanist, Physician: Italy
  33. Bhandari: Madan Mal Bhandari (1929 – 2011): Botanist: India 
  34. Blume: Carl Ludwig Blume, Charles Ludwig de Blume or Karl Ludwig von Blume (9 Jun 1796 – 3 Feb 1862): Botanist: Germany, Netherlands 
  35. Bogin: Clifford Bogin (1920 - ---): Botanist: United States 
  36. Boiss.: Pierre Edmond Boissier (25 May 1810 – 25 Sep 1885): Botanist, Explorer, Mathematician: Switzerland 
  37. Britton: Nathaniel Lord Britton (15 Jan 1859 – 25 Jun 1934): Botanist, Taxonomist: United States
  38. Brongn.: Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart (14 Jan 1801 – 18 Feb 1876): Botanist: France 
  39. Borss.Waalk.: Jan van Borssum Waalkes (1922 – 1985): Botanist: Netherlands
  40. Brot.: Félix de Avelar Brotero (25 Nov 1744 – 4 Aug 1828): Botanist, Professor: Portugal 
  41. Brühl: Paul Johannes Brühl or Paul Johannes Bruehl (1855 – 1935): Botanist: Germany 
  42. Buch.-Ham.: Francis Buchanan or Francis Hamilton or Francis Buchanan-Hamilton (15 Feb 1762 – 15 Jun 1829): Botanist, Zoologist, Physician, Geographer: Scotland 
  43. Buchenau: Franz Georg Philipp Buchenau (12 Jan 1831 – 23 Apr 1906): Botanist, Phytogeographer: Germany 
  44. Bullock: Arthur Allman Bullock (8 Feb 1906 - 24 Oct 1980): Botanist: England
  45. Burkill: Isaac Henry Burkill (18 May 1870 – 8 Mar 1965): Botanist: England 
  46. Burm.: Johannes Burman (26 Apr 1707 – 20 Feb 1780): Botanist, Physician: Netherlands 
  47. Burm.f.: Nicolaas Laurens Burman (27 Dec 1734 – 11 Sep 1793): Botanist: Netherlands 
  48. C.B.Clarke: Charles Baron Clarke (17 Jun 1832 – 25 Aug 1906): Botanist: England 
  49. C.C.Gmel.: Carl Christian Gmelin or Karl Christian Gmelin (18 Mar 1762 – 26 Jun 1837): Botanist: Germany 
  50. C.DC.: Anne Casimir Pyrame de Candolle (20 Feb 1836 – 3 Oct 1918): Botanist: Switzerland
  51. C.Jeffrey: Edward Charles Jeffrey or E.C. Jeffrey (21 May 1866 – 19 Apr 1952): Botanist: Canada, United States
  52. C.K.Schneid.: Camillo Karl Schneider (7 Apr 1876 – 5 Jan 1951): Botanist, Landscape Architect: Germany
  53. C.Presl: Karel Bořivoj Presl or Carl Borivoj Presl (17 Feb 1794 – 2 Oct 1852): Botanist: Czech Republic 
  54. C.Shih: Chu Shih (1934 – ---): Botanist: China 
  55. C.Wright: Charles Wright (29 Oct 1811 – 11 Aug 1885): Botanist: United States 
  56. Cav.: Antonio José Cavanilles (16 Jan 1745 – 5 May 1804): Botanist, Taxonomist: Spain
  57. Cave: G.H. Cave (--- – ---): Botanist: India 
  58. Cerv.: Vicente de Cervantes or Vincente de Cervantes ( 1755 – 1829): Botanist, Physician: Mexico, Spain 
  59. Chakrab.: Tapas Chakrabarty (21 Dec 1954 - ---): Botanist, Taxonomist: India 
  60. Chakrav.: Hira Lal Chakravarty (1907 – 1998): Botanist: India 
  61. Champ.: John George Champion (1815 – 1854): Botanist, Explorer, Soldier: England
  62. Chew: Wee-Lek Chew (1932 – ---): Botanist: Singapore 
  63. Ching: Ren-Chang Ching or Zinong Ching (15 Feb 1898 – 22 Jul 1986): Botanist: China 
  64. Choisy: Jacques Denys Choisy or Jacques Denis Choisy (5 Apr 1799 – 26 Nov 1859): Botanist, Clergyman: Switzerland
  65. Christm.: Gottlieb Friedrich Christmann (1752 - 1836): Botanist: Germany 
  66. Cogn.: Célestin Alfred Cogniaux (7 Apr 1841 – 15 Apr 1916): Botanist: Belgium 
  67. Colebr.: Henry Thomas Colebrooke (15 Jun 1765 – 10 Mar 1837): Botanist, Mathematician, Orientalist: England 
  68. Collad.: Louis Théodore Frederic Colladon (25 Aug 1792 – 25 Apr 1862): Botanist, Physician: Switzerland 
  69. Colsm.: Johannes Colsmann (1771 - 1830): Botanist, Plant Collector: Denmark 
  70. Coss.: Ernest Saint-Charles Cosson (22 Jul 1819 – 31 Dec 1889): Botanist: France 
  71. Craib: William Grant Craib (10 Mar 1882 – 1 Sep 1933): Botanist: England 
  72. D.D.Tao: De Ding Tao (1937 - ---): Botanist, Plant Collector: China
  73. D.Don: David Don (21 Dec 1799 – 15 December 1841): Botanist: Scotland 
  74. Dalzell: Nicol Alexander Dalzell or Nicholas Alexander Dalzell (21 Apr 1817 – Jan 1878): Botanist: Scotland 
  75. Dandy: James Edgar Dandy (24 Sep 1903 - 10 Nov 1976): Botanist, Curator: England 
  76. DC.: Augustin Pyramus de Candolle or Augustin Pyrame de Candolle (4 Feb 1778 – 9 Sep 1841): Botanist: Switzerland 
  77. Deb: D.B. Deb (--- – ---): Botanist: India 
  78. Decne.: Joseph Decaisne (7 Mar 1807 – 8 Jan 1882): Botanist, Agronomist: France 
  79. Dennst.: August Wilhelm Dennstedt (1776 – 1826): Botanist, Physician: Germany 
  80. Desf.: René Louiche Desfontaines (14 Feb 1750 – 16 Nov 1833): Botanist: France
  81. Desr.: Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux (1753 – 1838): Botanist, Pteridologist: France 
  82. Dunal: Michel Félix Dunal (24 Oct 1789 – 29 Jul 1856): Botanist: France 
  83. Durand: Elias Durand (Élie Magloire Durand): (25 Jan 1794 – 15 Aug 1873): Botanist, Pharmacist: United States 
  84. E.H.Crane: Edmund H. Crane (--- - ---): Botanist: United States
  85. E.H.Wilson: Ernest Henry Wilson or 'Chinese' Wilson (15 Feb 1876 – 15 Oct 1930): Plant Collector: England 
  86. Edgew.: Michael Pakenham Edgeworth (24 May 1812 – 30 Jul 1881): Botanist: Ireland 
  87. Figlar: Richard B. Figlar (--- – ---): Botanist, Taxonomist: United States
  88. Forman: Lewis Leonard Forman (29 Jun 1929 – 16 Jun 1998): Botanist: England 
  89. Frodin: David Gamman Frodin (1940 – ---): Botanist: United States 
  90. Fryxell: Paul Arnold Fryxell (2 Feb 1927 – 11 Jul 2011): Botanist: United States 
  91. G.Don: George Don (29 Apr 1798 – 25 Feb 1856): Botanist: Scotlnad 
  92. Gagnep.: François Gagnepain (23 Sep 1866 – 25 Jan 1952): Botanist: France 
  93. Griff.: William Griffith (1810 – 9 Feb 1845): Botanist, Naturalist, Doctor: England 
  94. Griseb.: August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach (17 Apr 1814 – 9 May 1879): Botanist, Phytogeographer: Germany
  95. H.B.Naithani: Harsh Bardhan Naithani (1944 – ---): Botanist: India 
  96. H.Gross: Hugo Gross (1888 – 1968): Botanist: France
  97. H.Hara: Hiroshi Hara (5 Jan 1911 – 24 Sep 1986): Botanist: Japan 
  98. H.O.Saxena: Hari Om Saxena (1938 - ---): Botanist: India 
  99. H.Ohashi: Hiroyoshi Ohashi (1936 - ---): Botanist: Japan 
  100. H.Rob.: Harold Ernest Robinson (1932 - ---): Botanist, Entomologist: United States 
  101. H.S.Irwin: Howard Samuel Irwin Junior (28 Mar 1928 – 23 Jan 2019): Botanist, Taxonomist: United States 
  102. H.Wolff: Karl Friedrich August Hermann Wolff (1866 – 1929): Botanist: Germany 
  103. Hallier f.: Johannes Gottfried Hallier or Hans Gottfried Hallier (6 Jul 1868 – 10 Mar 1932): Botanist: Germany 
  104. Hand.-Mazz.: Heinrich Raphael Eduard Freiherr von Handel-Mazzetti (19 Feb 1882 – 1 Feb 1940: Botanist: Austria 
  105. Hanst.: Johannes Ludwig Emil Robert von Hanstein (15 May 1822 – 27 Aug 1880): Botanist: Germany 
  106. Haraldson: Kerstin Haraldson (1942 - ---): Botanist: Sweden 
  107. Harms: Hermann August Theodor Harms (16 Jul 1870 – 27 Nov 1942): Botanist, Taxonomist: Germany 
  108. Hassk.: Justus Carl Hasskarl (6 Dec 1811 – 5 Jan 1894): Botanist, Explorer: Germany 
  109. Haw.: Adrian Hardy Haworth (19 Apr 1767 – 24 Aug 1833): Botanist, Entomologist, Carcinologist: England 
  110. Hemsl.: William Botting Hemsley (29 Dec 1843 – 7 Oct 1924): Botanist: England 
  111. Hensch.: August Wilhelm Eduard Theodor Henschel (20 Dec 1790 – 24 Jul 1856): Botanist, Physician: Germany 
  112. Hilliard: Olive Mary Hilliard or Née Hillary (4 Jul 1925 - ---): Botanist, Taxonomist: South Africa 
  113. H.Keng: Hsüan Keng (1923 - 2009): Botanist, Taxonomist: Taiwan 
  114. Hook.: William Jackson Hooker (6 Jul 1785 – 12 Aug 1865): Botanist, Botanical Illustrator, Organizer: England 
  115. Hook.f.: Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 Jun 1817 – 10 Dec 1911): Botanist, Explorer: England 
  116. Hutch.: John Hutchinson (7 Apr 1884 – 2 Sep 1972): Botanist, Taxonomist, Writer: England 
  117. J.A.Duke: James A. Duke (4 Apr 1929 – 10 Dec 2017): Botanist: United States 
  118. J.Clayton: John Clayton (1694 – 1773): Botanist, Plant Collector: United States 
  119. J.E.Vidal: Jules Eugène Vidal (9 Jun 1914 - ---): Botanist, Explorer, Plant Collector: France 
  120. J.Kern: Johannes Hendrikus Kern (1903 – 1974): Botanist: Netherlands
  121. J.Wen: Jun Wen (27 Dec 1963 – ---): Biologist: China 
  122. Jacq.: Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquin or Nikolaus von Jacquin (16 Feb 1727 – 26 Oct 1817): Botanist, Physician, Chemist, Scientist: Netherlands 
  123. K.Heyne: Karel Heyne (30 Aug 1877 – 11 Nov 1947): Botanist: Netherlands 
  124. Karth.: Karthigeyan Kaliyamurthy (1978 – ---): Botanist: India 
  125. Keng: Yi Li Keng (1897 - 1975): Botanist: China 
  126. Koehne: Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne (12 Feb 1848 – 12 Oct 1918): Botanist, Dendrologist: Germany 
  127. Kosterm.: André Joseph Guillaume Henri 'Dok' Kostermans (1 Jul 1906 – 10 Jul 1994): Botanist: Indonesia
  128. Kulju: Kristo Kulju (--- – ---): Botanist: India 
  129. Kuntze: Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze (23 Jun 1843 – 27 Jan 1907): Botanist: Germany 
  130. Kurz: Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz (5 May 1834 – 15 Jan 1878): Botanist, Gardener: Germany 
  131. L.: Carl Linnaeus or Carl von Linné or Carolus Linnæus or Carolus a Linné (23 May 1707 – 10 Jan 1778): Botanist, Physician, Taxonomist, Zoologist: Sweden
  132. L.Andersson: Bengt Lennart Andersson (1948 – 2005): Botanist: Sweden 
  133. Lag.: Mariano La Gasca Y Segura or Mariano Lagasca (4 Oct 1776 – 23 Jun 1839): Botanist, Doctor, Writer: Spain 
  134. Lam.: Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet Chevalier de Lamarck or Jean-Baptiste Lamarck or Lamarck (1 Aug 1744 – 18 Dec 1829): Biologist, Naturalist, Teacher, Soldier: France 
  135. Less.: Christian Friedrich Lessing (10 Aug 1809 – 13 Mar 1862): Botanist: Germany 
  136. Lindl.: John Lindley (5 Feb 1799 – 1 Nov 1865): Botanist, Orchidologist, Gardener: England 
  137. Lour.: João de Loureiro (1717 – 18 Oct 1791): Botanist, Missionary: Portugal 
  138. Lourteig: Alicia Lourteig (1913 – 2003): Botanist: Argentina 
  139. M.Gangop.: Mohan Gangopadhyay (2 Oct 1955 - ---): Botanist, Taxonomist: India 
  140. M.Roem.: Max Joseph Roemer (1791 – 1849): Botanist: Germany 
  141. Mabb.: David John Mabberley (May 1948 – ---): Botanist, Taxonomist, Educator, Writer: England
  142. Majumdar: Girija Prasanna Majumdar (1894 – 1959): Botanist: India 
  143. Masam.: Genkei Masamune (1899 – 1993): Botanist: Japan 
  144. Maxim.: Carl Johann Maximovich or Karl Ivanovich Maximovich (23 Nov 1827 – 16 Feb 1891): Botanist: Russia 
  145. Meisn.: Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner (1 Nov 1800 – 2 May 1874): Botanist: Switzerland 
  146. Melch.: Hans Melchior (5 Aug 1894 – 12 Mar 1984): Botanist: Germany 
  147. Merr.: Elmer Drew Merrill (15 Oct 1876 – 25 Feb 1956): Botanist, Taxonomist: United States 
  148. Mez: Carl Christian Mez (26 Mar 1866 – 8 Jan 1944): Botanist: Germany 
  149. Müll.Arg.: Johann Müller or Johannes Müller Argoviensis (9 May 1828 – 28 Jan 1896): Botanist: Switzerland 
  150. N.C.Nair: Narayana Pillai Chandrasekharan Nair (1927 - ---): Botanist: India 
  151. N.P.Balakr.: Nambiyath Puthansurayil Balakrishnan (1935 – ---): Botanist, Taxonomist: India 
  152. Nicolson: Dan Henry Nicolson (1933–2016): Botanist: United States 
  153. O.E.Schulz: Otto Eugen Schulz (31 Oct 1874 – 17 Feb 1936): Botanist: Germany 
  154. Ohashi: Hiro Ohashi (1882 - 1973): Botanist: Japan 
  155. Ohwi: Jisaburo Ohwi (18 Sep 1905 – 22 Feb 1977): Botanist: Japan 
  156. Ooststr.: Simon Jan van Ooststroom (2 Jan 1906 – 28 Sep 1982): Botanist: Netherlands 
  157. P.H.Huang: P.H. Huang (--- - ---): Botanist: China 
  158. P.K.Mukh.: Pronob Kumar Mukherjee (--- – ---): Botanist: India 
  159. P.Wilson: Percy Wilson (1879 – 1944): Botanist, Curator: United States 
  160. Palla: Eduard Palla (3 Sep 1864 – 7 Mar 1922): Botanist, Mycologist: Austria 
  161. Panigrahi: Gopinath Panigrahi (27 Feb 1924 – 23 Dec 2004): Botanist, Taxonomist: India 
  162. Pennell: Francis Whittier Pennell (4 Aug 1886 – 3 Feb 1952): Botanist: United States 
  163. Pilg.: Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger (3 Jul 1876 – 1 Sep 1953): Botanist: Germany 
  164. Planch.: Jules Émile Planchon (21 Mar 1823 – 1 Apr 1888): Botanist: France 
  165. Poir.: Jean Louis Marie Poiret (11 Jun 1755 – 7 Apr 1834): Botanist, Explorer, Clergyman: France 
  166. Poit.: Pierre-Antoine Poiteau (23 Mar 1766 – 27 Feb 1854): Botanist, Gardener, Artist: France
  167. Prain: David Prain (11 Jul 1857 – 16 Mar 1944): Botanist, Physician: Scotland 
  168. Press: Robert J. Press (--- - ---): Botanist, England 
  169. Pruski: John Francis Pruski (1955 – ---): Botanist: United States 
  170. Qaiser: Mohammad Qaiser (1946 – ---): Botanist: Pakistan 
  171. R.Ansari: Raghavan Ansari (1948 - ---): Botanist, Plant Collector: India 
  172. R.Br.: Robert Brown (21 Dec 1773 – 10 Jun 1858): Botanist, Palaeobotanist: Scotland 
  173. R.Chan: Raymund Chan or Raymund Ken-Guan Chan (1965 - ---): Botanist: United States 
  174. R.R.Mill: Robert Reid Mill (1950 - ---): Botanist: Scotland
  175. R.Vig.: René Viguier (19 May 1880 – 17 Jan 1931): Botanist: France 
  176. Raizada: Mukat Behari Raizada (1907 – 2007): Botanist: India 
  177. Rathakr.: Nattanmai Chokkappan Rathakrishnan or N.C. Rathakrishnan (1939 - ---): Botanist: India 
  178. Rchb.: Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (8 Jan 1793 – 17 Mar 1879): Botanist, Ornithologist: Germany 
  179. Rehder: Alfred Rehder (4 Sep 1863 – 25 Jul 1949): Botanist, Taxonomist: United States 
  180. Robyns: Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns (25 May 1901 - 27 Dec 1986): Botanist: Belgium 
  181. Roscoe: William Roscoe (8 Mar 1753 – 30 Jun 1831): Botanist, Banker, Lawyer, Historian, Poet, Art Collector, Writer, Abolitionist: England 
  182. Roxb.: William Roxburgh (3 Jun 1751 – 18 Feb 1815): Botanist, Surgeon: Scotland 
  183. Rudd: Velva Elaine Rudd (1910 – 9 Dec 1999): Botanist: United States 
  184. S.C.Keeley: Sterling C. Keeley (1948 - ---): Botanist: United States 
  185. S.Moore: Spencer Le Marchant Moore (1 Nov 1850 – 14 Mar 1931): Botanist: England 
  186. Sch.Bip.: Carl Heinrich Schultz or Carl Heinrich Bipontinus Schultz or Carl Heinrich Schultz Bipontinus or Bipontinus (30 Jun 1805 – 17 Dec 1867): Botanist, Physician: Germany 
  187. Schindl.: Anton Karl Schindler (15 Aug 1879 – 1964): Botanist, Dentist: Germany
  188. Schltdl.: Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal (27 Nov 1794 – 12 Oct 1866): Botanist: Germany 
  189. Skvarla: John J. Skvarla (--- - ---): Botanist: United States
  190. Soják: Jiří Soják (13 May 1936 – 17 Oct 2012): Botanist: Czech Republic 
  191. Spreng.: Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel or Curt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel (3 Aug 1766 – 15 Mar 1833): Botanist, Physician: Germany
  192. Stapf: Otto Stapf (23 Apr 1857 – 3 Aug 1933): Botanist, Taxonomist: Austria 
  193. Steenis: Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan Kees van Steenis (31 Oct 1901 – 14 May 1986): Botanist: Netherlands 
  194. Suresh: C.R. Suresh (--- – ---): Botanist: India 
  195. Sweet: Robert Sweet (1783 – 20 Jan 1835): Botanist, Horticulturist, Ornithologist: England 
  196. T.K.Paul: Tapas Kumar Paul (--- – ---): Botanist: India 
  197. Thell.: Albert Thellung (12 May 1881 – 26 Jun 1928): Botanist: Switzerland
  198. Thomson: Thomas Thomson (4 Dec 1817 – 18 Apr 1878): Surgeon: Scotland
  199. Thoth.: Krishnamurthy Thothathri (1929 – ---): Botanist: India 
  200. Tiegh.: Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem (19 Apr 1839 – 28 Apr 1914): Botanist: France 
  201. Trin.: Carl Bernhard von Trinius (6 Mar 1778 – 12 Mar 1844): Botanist, Physician: Germany 
  202. V.J.Nair: Vijay J. Nair (1940 - ---): Botanist: India
  203. Vahl: Martin Henrichsen Vahl (10 Oct 1749 – 24 Dec 1804): Botanist, Herbalist, Zoologist: Denmark, Norway 
  204. Verdc.: Bernard Verdcourt (20 Jan 1925 – 25 Oct 2011): Botanist, Biologist, Taxonomist: England 
  205. Vickery: Joyce Winifred Vickery (15 Dec 1908 – 29 May 1979): Botanist, Taxonomist: Australia 
  206. W.Wight: William Franklin Wight (1874 - 1954): Botanist: United States 
  207. Wall.: Nathaniel Wolff Wallich (28 Jan 1786 – 28 Apr 1854): Botanist, Surgeon: Denmark 
  208. Wangerin: Walther Wangerin (15 Apr 1884 – 19 Apr 1938): Botanist, Germany 
  209. Welzen: Peter van Welzen (--- – ---): Botanist: Netherlands 
  210. Wettst.: Richard Wettstein (30 Jun 1863 – 10 Aug 1931): Botanist, Taxonomist: Austria 
  211. Wight: Robert Wight (6 Jul 1796 – 26 May 1872): Surgeon: Scotland 
  212. Y.C.Yang: Yen Chin Yang (--- - ---): Botanist: China 
  213. Zenker: Jonathan Carl Zenker or Jonathan Karl Zenker (1 Mar 1799 – 6 Nov 1837): Naturalist: Germany