Abbreviations of the Names of Botanists
| Adans. | = | Adanson. |
| Ait. | | Aiton. |
| All. | | Allioni. |
| Andr. | | Andrews. |
| Arn. | | Arnott. |
| Aub. | | Aublet. |
| Bartr. | | Bartram. |
| Beauv. | | Palisot de Beauvois. |
| Benth. | | Bentham. |
| Bernh. | | Bernhardi. |
| Bigel. | | Jacob Bigelow. |
| Bong. | | Bongard. |
| Bonpl. | | Bonpland. |
| Br. or R. Br. | | Robert Brown. |
| Cass. | | Cassini. |
| Cav. | | Cavanilles. |
| Cham. | | Chamisso. |
| Chapm. | | Chapman. |
| Chois. | | Choisy. |
| Clayt. | | Clayton. |
| Curt. | | Curtis. |
| Curt. (M. A.) | | M. A. Curtis. |
| Darl. | | Darlington. |
| DC. | } | DeCandolle. |
| DeCand. |
| A. DC. | | Alphonse DeCandolle. |
| Desc. | | Descourtilz. |
| Desf. | | Desfontaines. |
| Desv. | | Desvaux. |
| Dill. | | Dillenius. |
| Dougl. | | Douglas. |
| Duham. | | Duhamel. |
| Dun. | | Dunal. |
| Eat. | | Eaton (Amos) or D. C. |
| Ehrh. | | Ehrhart. |
| Ell. | | Elliott. |
| Endl. | | Endlicher. |
| Engelm. | | Engelmann. |
| Engl. | | Engler. |
| Fisch. | | Fischer. |
| Frœl. | | Frœlich. |
| Gærtn. | | Gærtner. |
| Gaud. | | Gaudin. |
| Gaudich. | | Gaudichaud. |
| Ging. | | Gingins. |
| Gmel. | | Gmelin. |
| Good. | | Goodenough. |
| Grev. | | Greville. |
| Griseb. | | Grisebach. |
| Gron. | } | Gronovius. |
| Gronov. |
| Hall. | | Haller. |
| Hartm. | | Hartmann. |
| Hartw. | | Hartweg. |
| Harv. | | Harvey. |
| Haw. | | Haworth. |
| Hegelm. | | Hegelmaier. |
| Hemsl. | | Hemsley. |
| Herb. | | Herbert. |
| Hoffm. | | Hoffmann. |
| Hoffmans. | | Hoffmansegg. |
| Hook. | | Hooker. |
| Hook. f. | | J. D. Hooker. |
| Hornem. | | Hornemann. |
| Huds. | | Hudson. |
| Humb. | | Humboldt. |
| HBK. | | Humboldt, Bonpland, and Kunth. |
| Jacq. | | Jacquin. |
| Jacq. f. | | J. F. Jacquin. |
| Juss. | | Jussieu. |
| A. Juss. | | Adrien de Jussieu. |
| Kit. | | Kitaibel. |
| L. or Linn. | | Linnæus. |
| Labill. | | Labillardiere. |
| Lag. | | Lagasca. |
| Lam. | | Lamarck. |
| Ledeb. | | Ledebour. |
| Lehm. | | Lehmann. |
| Lesq. | | Lesquereux. |
| Less. | | Lessing. |
| Lestib. | | Lestibudois. |
| L’Her. | | L’Heritier. |
| Lindb. | | Lindberg. |
| Lindh. | | Lindheimer. |
| Lindl. | | Lindley. |
| Lodd. | | Loddiges. |
| Loud. | | Loudon. |
| M. Bieb. | | Marschall von Bieberstein. |
| Marsh. | | Marshall (Humphrey). |
| Mart. | | Martius. |
| Mast. | = | Masters. |
| Maxim. | | Maximowicz. |
| Meisn. | } | Meisner or |
| Meissn. | Meissner. |
| Michx. or Mx. | | Michaux. |
| Michx. f. | | F. A. Michaux. |
| Mill. | | Miller. |
| Miq. | | Miquel. |
| Mitch. | | Mitchell. |
| Moç. | | Moçino. |
| Moq. | | Moquin-Tandon. |
| Moric. | | Moricand. |
| Moris. | | Morison. |
| Muell. Arg. | | J. Mueller. |
| Muell. (F.) | | Ferdinand Mueller. |
| Muhl. | | Muhlenberg. |
| Murr. | | Murray. |
| Naud. | | Naudin. |
| Neck. | | Necker. |
| Nees | } | Nees von Esenbeck. |
| N. ab E. |
| Nutt. | | Nuttall. |
| Œd. | | Œder. |
| Ort. | | Ortega. |
| P. de Beauv. | | Palisot de Beauvois. |
| Pall. | | Pallas. |
| Parl. | | Parlatore. |
| Pav. | | Pavon. |
| Pers. | | Persoon. |
| Planch. | | Planchon. |
| Pluk. | | Plukenet. |
| Plum. | | Plumier. |
| Poir. | | Poiret. |
| Radlk. | | Radlkofer. |
| Raf. | | Rafinesque. |
| Red. | | Redouté. |
| Reichenb. | | Reichenbach. |
| Rich. | | L. C. Richard. |
| Rich. f. or A. | | Achille Richard. |
| Richards. | | Richardson. |
| Ridd. | | Riddell. |
| Rœm. & Schult. | | Rœmer & Schultes. |
| Rottb. | | Rottbœll. |
| Rupr. | | Ruprecht. |
| St. Hil. | | Saint-Hilaire. |
| Salisb. | | Salisbury. |
| Schk. | | Schkuhr. |
| Schlecht. | | Schlechtendal. |
| Schrad. | | Schrader. |
| Schreb. | | Schreber. |
| Schwein. | | Schweinitz. |
| Scop. | | Scopoli. |
| Spreng. | | Sprengel. |
| Sternb. | | Sternberg. |
| Steud. | | Steudel. |
| Sull. | | Sullivant. |
| Thunb. | | Thunberg. |
| Torr. | | Torrey. |
| Tourn. | | Tournefort. |
| Trautv. | | Trautvetter. |
| Trin. | | Trinius. |
| Tuck. | | Tuckerman. |
| Vaill. | | Vaillant. |
| Vent. | | Ventenat. |
| Vill. | | Villars. |
| Wahl. | | Wahlenberg. |
| Walds. | | Waldstein. |
| Wall. | | Wallich. |
| Wallr. | | Wallroth. |
| Walp. | | Walpers. |
| Walt. | | Walter. |
| Wang. | | Wangenheim. |
| Wats. | | Sereno Watson, unless other initials are given. |
| Wedd. | | Weddell. |
| Wendl. | | Wendland. |
| Wiks. | | Wikstrom. |
| Willd. | | Willdenow. |
| Wulf. | | Wulfen. |
| Zucc. | | Zuccarini. |
| Zuccag. | | Zuccagini. |
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