| Abbrev. | 
Author | 
Alternate Name | 
Country | 
| A.Gray | 
Gray, Asa (1810-1888) | 
  | 
United States | 
| A.Rich. | 
Richard, Achille (1794-1852) | 
  | 
France | 
| Aiton | 
Aiton, William (1731-1793) | 
  | 
United Kingdom | 
| Ames | 
Ames, Oakes (1874-1950) | 
  | 
United States | 
| Andrews | 
Andrews, Henry Charles (fl. 1794-1830) | 
  | 
United Kingdom | 
| B.F.Hansen | 
Hansen, Bruce Frederick (1944-) | 
  | 
  | 
| Bartram | 
Bartram, John (1699-1777) | 
  | 
United States | 
| Benth. | 
Bentham, George (1800-1884) | 
  | 
United Kingdom | 
| Britton | 
Britton, Nathaniel Lord (1859-1934) | 
  | 
Cuba, Bahamas, United States | 
| Brizicky | 
Brizicky, George Konstantin (1901-1968) | 
  | 
  | 
| Bureau | 
Bureau, Louis Édouard (1830-1918) | 
Sometimes published as 'M.E. Bureau' (Monsieur Edouard Bureau) | 
France | 
| C.Wright | 
Wright, Charles(Carlos) (1811-1885) | 
  | 
United States | 
| Corrêa | 
Corrêa da Serra, José Francisco (1751-1823) | 
Corrêa, José Francisco | 
Portugal | 
| Coville | 
Coville, Frederick Vernon (1867-1937) | 
  | 
United States | 
| Cronquist | 
Cronquist, Arthur John (1919-1992) | 
  | 
United States | 
| DC. | 
Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de (1778-1841) | 
de Candolle, Augustin Pyramus | 
France, Switzerland | 
| de Wit | 
de Wit, Hendrik Cornelis Dirk (1909-1999) | 
Wit, Hendrik Cornelis Dirk de | 
Netherlands | 
| Dennst. | 
Dennstedt, August Wilhelm (1776-1826) | 
Dennstaedt, August Wilhelm | 
Germany | 
| Desv. | 
Desvaux, Nicaise Auguste (1784-1856) | 
  | 
France | 
| Dressler | 
Dressler, Robert Louis (1927-) | 
  | 
United States | 
| Dunal | 
Dunal, Michel Félix (1789-1856) | 
  | 
France | 
| Elliot | 
Elliot, Walter (1803-1887) | 
  | 
United Kingdom, India | 
| Gaertn. | 
Gaertner, Joseph (1732-1791) | 
  | 
Germany | 
| Garay | 
Garay, Leslie Andrew (1924-) | 
  | 
Hungary, Canada, United States | 
| Griseb. | 
Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf (1814-1879) | 
  | 
Germany | 
| H.R.Sweet | 
Sweet, Herman Royden (1909-) | 
  | 
  | 
| Herb. | 
Herbert, William (1778-1847) | 
  | 
United Kingdom | 
| Hook.f. | 
Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1817-1911) | 
  | 
United Kingdom | 
| J.Ellis | 
Ellis, John (1710-1776) | 
  | 
United Kingdom, United States | 
| Jacks. | 
Jackson, George (1790-1811) | 
  | 
United Kingdom | 
| Juss. | 
Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de (1748-1836) | 
de Jussieu, Antoine Laurent | 
France | 
| K. Koch | 
Koch, Karl(Carl) Heinrich Emil (Ludwig) (1809-1879) | 
  | 
Germany | 
| Kartesz | 
Kartesz, John T. (fl. 1990) | 
  | 
United States | 
| Krug | 
Krug, Carl(Karl) Wilhelm Leopold (1833-1898) | 
  | 
Puerto Rico | 
| Kunth | 
Kunth, Karl(Carl) Sigismund (1788-1850) | 
  | 
Germany | 
| L'Her | 
L'Héritier de Brutelle, Charles Louis (1746-1800) | 
Héritier, Charles Louis l', L'Héritier, Charles Louis, l'Héritier, Charles Louis | 
France | 
| L. | 
Linnaeus, Carl (1707-1778) | 
Linné, Carl von | 
Sweden | 
| Lam. | 
Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de (1744-1829) | 
de Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet | 
France | 
| Lindl. | 
Lindley, John (1799-1865) | 
  | 
United Kingdom | 
| Marsh | 
Marsh, Charles Dwight (1855-1932) | 
  | 
United States | 
| Marshall | 
Marshall, Humphry (1722-1801) | 
  | 
United States | 
| Mez | 
Mez, Carl Christian (1866-1944) | 
  | 
Germany | 
| Michx. | 
Michaux, André (1746-1803) | 
  | 
France, United States | 
| Mill. | 
Miller, Philip (1691-1771) | 
  | 
United Kingdom | 
| Mirb. | 
Mirbel, Charles François Brisseau de (1776-1854) | 
de Mirbel, Charles François Brisseau | 
France | 
| Moench | 
Moench, Conrad (1744-1805) | 
  | 
Germany | 
| Morong | 
Morong, thomas (1827-1894) | 
  | 
United States | 
| Munchh. | 
Münchhausen, Otto von (1716-1774) | 
Muenchhausen, Otto von | 
Germany | 
| Nees | 
Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel (1776-1858) | 
Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees, Nees, Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von | 
Germany | 
| Nutt. | 
Nuttall, thomas (1786-1859) | 
  | 
United Kingdom, United States | 
| O.E.Schultz | 
Schulz, Otto Eugen (1874-1936) | 
  | 
Germany | 
| Poir. | 
Poiret, Jean Louis Marie (1755-1834) | 
  | 
France | 
| Rich. | 
Richard, Louis Claude Marie (1754-1821) | 
  | 
France | 
| Salisb. | 
Salisbury, Richard Anthony (1761-1829) | 
  | 
United Kingdom | 
| Sarg. | 
Sargent, Charles Sprague (1841-1927) | 
  | 
Mexico, Japan, United States | 
| Schott | 
Schott, Heinrich Wilhelm (1794-1865) | 
  | 
Austria | 
| Schult. | 
Schultes, Josef (Joseph) August (1773-1831) | 
  | 
Austria | 
| Schult.f. | 
Schultes, Julius Hermann (1804-1840) | 
Son of Schult. | 
Austria | 
| Seem. | 
Seemann, Berthold Carl (1825-1871) | 
  | 
Fiji, United Kingdom | 
| Small | 
Small, John Kunkel (1869-1938) | 
  | 
United States | 
| Sol. | 
Solander, Daniel Carl (1733-1782) | 
  | 
Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway | 
| Spreng. | 
Sprengel, Curt (Kurt, Curtius) Polycarp Joachim (1766-1833) | 
  | 
Germany | 
| Sw. | 
Swartz, Olof or Olavo (Peter) (1760-1818) | 
Svartz, Swarts, Swarz | 
Sweden, United Kingdom | 
| Sweet | 
Sweet, Robert (1783-1835) | 
  | 
United Kingdom | 
| Taub. | 
Taubert, Paul Hermann Wilhelm (1862-1897) | 
  | 
Malta, Brazil, Germany? | 
| Torr. | 
Torrey, John (1796-1873) | 
  | 
United States | 
| Urb. | 
Urban, Ignatz (1848-1931) | 
  | 
Germany | 
| Vahl | 
Vahl, Martin (Henrichsen) (1749-1804) | 
Henrichsen, Martin Vahl | 
Denmark, Norway | 
| W.L.Stern | 
Stern, William Louis (1926- | 
  | 
  | 
| W.T.Aiton | 
Aiton, William Townsend (1766-1849) | 
  | 
United Kingdom | 
| Walter | 
Walter, thomas (1740-1789) | 
  | 
United Kingdom, United States | 
| Wangenh. | 
Wangenheim, Friedrich Adam Julius von (1749-1800) | 
  | 
Germany | 
| Willd. | 
Willdenow, Carl Ludwig von (1765-1812) | 
  | 
Germany | 
| Wunderlin | 
Wunderlin, Richard P. (1939-) | 
  | 
United States |