List of botanists by author abbreviation (M)

To find entries for A–L, use the table of contents above.

• 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)[5]
• MacDan. – Laurence Howland MacDaniels (1888–1986)
• Macfarl. – John Muirhead Macfarlane (1855–1943)
• Machado – Othon Xavier de Brito Machado (1896–1951)
• Mack. – Kenneth Kent Mackenzie (1877–1934)
• 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. – P. V. Madhusoodanam (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)[6]
• 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)
• 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)
• 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.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)
• Manden. – Ida P. Mandenova (1907–1995)
• Mandon – Gilbert (Gustav) Mandon (1799–1866)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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 (born 1840)
• Martínez – Maximino Martínez (1888–1964)
• Martini – Alessandro Martini (born 1934)
• Martinoli – Giuseppe Martinoli (1911–1970)
• Martinov – Ivan Ivanovich Martynov (1771–1833?)
• Martinovský – Jan Otakar Martinovský (1903–1980)
• Martins – Charles Frédéric Martins (1806–1889)
• Mart.-Laborde – Juan Batista 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 (born 1926)
• Mattox – Karl R. Mattox (born 1936)
• Matuda – Eizi Matuda (1894–1978)
• Maund – Benjamin Maund (1790–1863)
• Maurizio – Adam M. Maurizio (1862–1941)
• 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)
• M.Backlund – Maria Backlund (fl. 2007)
• 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)[7]
• 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)[8]
• 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)[9]
• McLennan – Ethel Irene McLennan (1891–1983)
• M.C.Martínez – María Cristina Martínez (born 1974)
• McMillan – A.J.S. McMillan (fl. 1990)
• 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. (born 1940)
• M.D.Ferrero – Michael D. Ferrero (born 1968)
• M.D.Hend. – Mayda Doris Henderson (born 1928)
• 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)
• 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 (born 1923)
• 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)
• 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)[10]
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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.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.Henry – Mary Gibson Henry (1884–1967)
• M.Gómez – Manuel Gómez de la Maya y Jiménez (1867–1916)
• M.HeLi – Min Hui Li (fl. 2004)
• M.Hiroe – Minosuke Hiroe (1914–2000)
• M.H.Hoffm. – Matthias H. Hoffmann (fl. 1998)
• M.Hopkins – Milton Hopkins (1906–1983)
• M.Hotta – Mitsuru Hotta (born 1937)
• M.Howe – Marshall Avery Howe (1867–1936)
• Micevski – Kiril Micevski (1926–2002)
• Michaelis – Peter Michaelis (1900–1975)
• 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. – E. F. Migushova (born 1923)
• 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)
• 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 – Faustino Miranda (1905–1964)
• Mirb. – Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel (1776–1854)
• Mirzoeva – Nina Vasilevna Mirzoeva (born in 1908)
• 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 (born 1930)
• M.Jacobs – Marius 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.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.Nee – Michael Nee (born 1947)
• M.Nishida – Makoto Nishida (1927–1998)
• 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 (born 1930)
• 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[11][12][13])
• 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)[14]
• Morong – Thomas Morong (1827–1894)
• Morris – John Morris (1810–1886)
• Morrison – Alexander Morrison (1849–1913)
• Morrone – Osvaldo Morrone (1957–2011)
• Morton – Julius Sterling Morton (1832–1902)
• Moss – Charles Edward Moss (1870–1930)
• Mosyakin – Sergei Leonidovich Mosyakin (born 1961)
• 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 (1845–1903)
• Mouterde – Paul Mouterde (1892–1972)
• M.Peck – Morton Eaton Peck (1871–1959)
• M.Prins – Marie Prins (born 1948)
• M.Proctor – Michael Charles Faraday Proctor (born 1929)
• M.R.Almeida – Marselein Rusario Almeida (born 1939)
• 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.Schultze – Maximilian Johann Siegmund Schultze (1825–1874)
• M.Serna – Marcela Serna (fl. 2009)
• M.Serres – Pierre Marcel Toussaint de Serres de Mesplès (1783–1862)
• M.Simmonds – Monique S.J. Simmonds (fl. 2003)
• M.Sousa – Mario Sousa (born 1940)
• M.S.Tang – Mo Shih Tang (fl. 2013)
• M.S.Young – Mary Sophie Young (1872–1919)
• 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.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)
• Munz – Philip Alexander Munz (1892–1974)
• Murb. – Svante Samuel Murbeck (1859–1946)
• Murch. – Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871)
• Murdock – Andrew G. Murdock (fl. 2008)
• Murr – Josef Murr (1864–1932)
• Murray – Johan Andreas Murray (1740–1791)
• Muschl. – Reinhold Conrad Muschler (1882–1957)
• Mutis – José Celestino Bruno Mutis (1732–1808)
• M.Vahl – Martin Vahl II (1869–1946) (not to be confused with Vahl – Martin Vahl (1749–1804))
• 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)

To find entries for N–Z, use the table of contents above.

• List of South African plant botanical authors
• List of botanists
• Category:Botanists
• List of Russian botanists
• List of zoologists by author abbreviation

• Search page (IPNI)
• Botanists database (Harvard University Herbaria)
• List of botanical authors (f-lohmueller.de) (en, de, it, fr)
• Botanical author search (Flora Iberica) (es)
• Author attributions (calflora)
• List of cactus species authors (Mark Faint's Homepage)
• Author search (Orchid Universe) (fr)
• More botanical author abbreviations