List of Plant Author Abbreviations

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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

Source of Information:

The International Plant Names Index (2008). Published on the Internet www.ipni.org [accessed November 2009].