List of botanists by author abbreviation (K–L)

To find entries for A–J, use the table of contents above. == K ==

• Kablík. – Josephine Ettel Kablick (also as Josefina Kablíková) (1787–1863) • Kabuye – Christine H. Sophie Kabuye (born 1938) • Kache – Paul Kache (1882–1945) • Kadereit – Joachim Walter Kadereit (born 1956) • Kaempf. – Engelbert Kaempfer (1651–1716) • K.A.Ford – Kerry Alison Ford (born 1964) • Kai Müll. – Kai Müller (born 1975) • Kalchbr. – Károly Kalchbrenner (1807–1886) • Kalkman – Cornelis Kalkman (1928–1998) • Kallenb. – Franz Joseph Kallenbach (1893–1944) • Källersjö – (born 1954) • Kalm – Pehr Kalm (1716–1779) • Kaltenb. – Johann Heinrich Kaltenbach (1807–1876) • Kamel – Georg Joseph Kamel (1661–1706) • Kamelin – (1938–2016) • Kameyama – Cíntia Kameyama (1965–) • Kamieński – Franciszek Michailow von Kamieński (1851–1912) • Kanai – Hiroo Kanai (1930–2022) • Kanda – Hiroshi Kanda (born 1946) • Kane – Katharine Sophia Bailey Kane (1811–1886) • Kaneh. – Ryōzō Kanehira (1882–1948) • Kanér – Oskar Richard Kanér (1878–1956) • Kanes – William H. Kanes (born 1934) • Kanis – Andrias Kanis (1934–1986) • Kanitz – August Kanitz (1843–1896) • Kanjilal – Upendranath Kanjilal (1859–1928) • Kann – Edith Kann (1907–1987) • Kanouse – Bessie Bernice Kanouse (1889–1969) • Kantsch. – Zaiharias A. Kantschaweli (1894–1932) • Kantvilas – Gintaras Kantvilas (born 1956) • Kapadia – Zarir Jamasji Kapadia (born 1935) • Kappl. – August Kappler (1815–1887) • Kar. – Grigorij Silych Karelin (1801–1872) • Karakulov – Anatoliy Vladimirovich Karakulov (born 1952) • Kar.-Castro – Vesna Karaman-Castro (fl. 2006) • Karl – János Karl (1842–1882) • Karremans – Adam Philip Karremans (born 1986) • Karsch – Anton Karsch (1822–1892) • Karst. – Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten (1817–1908) • Kartesz – John T. Kartesz (fl. 1990) • Karw. – Wilhelm Friedrich Karwinsky von Karwin (1780–1855) • K.A.Sheph. – Kelly Anne Shepherd (born 1970) • Kashyap – Shiv Ram Kashyap (1882–1934) • Kasper – Andrew Edward Kasper (born 1942) • Katinas – (born 1961) • Kattari – Stefan Kattari (fl. 2016) • Kaul – Kailash Nath Kaul (1905–1983) • Kaulf. – Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss (1786–1830) • Kausel – (1910–1972) • Kautman – Václav Kautman (fl. 2017) • Kautman. – Ivona Kautmanová (fl. 2015) • Kavina – Karel Kavina (1890–1948) • Kawah. – Takayuki Kawahara (fl. 1995) • Kaz.Osaloo – Shahrokh Kazempour Osaloo (born 1966) • K.Balkwill – Kevin Balkwill (born 1958) • K.Bergius – Karl Heinrich Bergius (1790–1818) • K.Brandegee – Mary Katharine Brandegee (1844–1920) • K.Brandt – Andreas Heinrich Karl Brandt (1854–1931) • K.Bremer – Kåre Bremer (born 1948) • K.C.Davis – Kary Cadmus Davis (1867–1936) • K.D.Hill – Kenneth D. Hill (1948–2010) • K.D.Koenig – Charles (Karl) Dietrich Eberhard Koenig (König) (1774–1851) • Kearney – Thomas Henry Kearney (1874–1956) • Keating – William Hippolitus (Hypolitus, Hypolite) Keating (1799–1844) • Keay – Ronald William John Keay (1920–1998) • Keck – Karl Keck (1825–1894) • Keener – Carl Samuel Keener (born 1931) • Keighery – Gregory John Keighery (born 1950) • Keissl. – Karl von Keissler (1872–1965) • Kellermann – Jürgen Kellermann (born 1972) • Kellerm. – William Ashbrook Kellerman (1850–1908) • Kellogg – Albert Kellogg (1813–1887) • Kellow – Alison Valerie Kellow (born 1969) • Kelly – Howard Atwood Kelly (1858–1943) • Kelway – (1871–1952) • Kemmler – Carl Albert Kemmler (1813–1888) • Kem.-Nath. – Liubov Kemularia-Nathadze (1891–1985) • Keng – Yi Li Keng (1897–1975) • Keng f. – Pai Chieh Keng (born 1917) • Kenn. – George Golding Kennedy (1841–1918) • Kenneally – Kevin Francis Kenneally (born 1945) • Kenrick – (fl. 1999) • Kent – William Saville-Kent (1845–1908) • Ker – Charles Henry Bellenden Ker (1785–1871) • Keraudren – Monique Keraudren (1928–1981) • Kerch. – Oswald Charles Eugène Marie Ghislain de Kerchove de Denterghem (1844–1906) • Kereszty – Zoltán Kereszty (born 1937) • Ker Gawl. – John Bellenden Ker Gawler (1764–1842) • Kerguélen – Michel François-Jacques Kerguélen (1928–1999) • Kernst. – Ernst Kernstock (1852–1900) • Kerr – Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942) • Kers – Lars Erik Kers (1931–2017) • Kerst. – Otto Kersten (1839–1900) • Kessler – Paul Joseph Antonius Kessler (born 1958) • Keyserl. – Alexander Friedrich Michael Leberecht Arthur von Keyserling (1815–1891) • K.F.Parker – Kittie Fenley Parker (1910–1994) • K.F.R.Schneid. – Karl Friedrich Robert Schneider (1798–1872) • K.F.Schimp. – Karl Friedrich Schimper (1803–1867) • K.G.Pearce – Katharine Georgina Pearce (fl. 2003) • K.Hammer – Karl Hammer (born 1944) • Kharadze – Anna Lukianovna Kharadze (1905–1971) • Khawkine – Mardochée-Woldemar Khawkine (1860–1930) • K.Heyne – Karel Heyne (1877–1947) • K.Hoffm. – Käthe Hoffmann (1883–1960) • Khoon – Meng Wong Khoon (fl. 1982) • Kiaersk. – Hjalmar Kiærskou (1835–1900) • K.I.Chr. – (1955–2012) • Kidst. – Robert Kidston (1852–1924) • Kies – Pauline Kies (1918–1999) • Kiew – Ruth Kiew (1946-2025) • Kiger – (born 1940) • Kiggel. – Franz (François, Franciscus) Kiggelaer (1648–1722) • K.I.Goebel – Karl Ritter von Goebel (1855–1932) (also known as Karl Immanuel Eberhard Goebel) • Killias – Eduard Killias (1829–1891) • Killick – (1926–2008) • Killip – Ellsworth Paine Killip (1890–1968) • Killmann – Dorothee Killmann (born 1972) • Kimnach – (1922–2018) • Kimura – Arika Kimura (1900–1996) • Kindb. – Nils Conrad Kindberg (1832–1910) • Kindt – Christian Sommer Kindt (1816–1903) • King – George King (1840–1909) • Kingdon-Ward – Frank Kingdon-Ward (1885–1958) • Kinney – Abbot Kinney (1850–1920) • Kippist – Richard Kippist (1812–1882) • Kiran Raj – M. S. Kiran Raj (born 1975) • Kirby – Mary Kirby (1817–1893) • Kirchn. – Emil Otto Oskar von Kirchner (1851–1925) • Kirk – Thomas Kirk (1828–1898) • Kirp. – Moisey Elevich Kirpicznikov (1913–1995) • Kirschl. – Frédéric Kirschleger (1804–1869) • Kirschner – Jan Kirschner (born 1955) • Kirschst. – Wilhelm Kirschstein (1863–1946) • Kirt. – Kanhoba Ranchoddâs Kirtikar (1849–1917) • Kissling – Jonathan Kissling (fl. 2009) • Kit. – Pál Kitaibel (1757–1817) • Kitag. – Masao Kitagawa (1910–1995) • Kitam. – (1906–2002) • Kitt. – Martin Baldwin Kittel (1798–1885) • Kit Tan – Kit Tan (born 1953) • Kittell – Mary Teresita Kittell (1892–1990) • Kittlitz – Friedrich Heinrich von Kittlitz (1799–1871) • Kittr. – Elsie May Kittredge (1870–1954) • Kivir. - Kaarlo Eemeli Kivirikko (1870–1947) • K.J.Brooks – K.J. Brooks (fl. 1998) • K.J.Cowley – Kirsten Jane Cowley (born 1961) • Kjellm. – Frans Reinhold Kjellman (1846–1907) • K.Jess. – Knud Jessen (1884–1971) • K.J.Kim – Ki Joong Kim (born 1957) • K.J.Martin – Kenneth J. Martin (born 1942) • K.J.Tucker – Kelsey J. Tucker (fl. 2018) • K.J.Williams – Kyle Joseph Williams (born 1973) • K.Koch – Karl Heinrich Emil Koch (1809–1879) • K.Komatsu – Katsuko Komatsu (fl. 2003) • K.Krause – Kurt Krause (1883–1963) • K.Kurtz – Karl Marie Max Kurtz (1846–1910) • Klack. – (born 1951) • K.Larsen – Kai Larsen (1926–2012) • Klatt – Friedrich Wilhelm Klatt (1825–1897) • K.L.Chambers – Kenton Lee Chambers (born 1929) • Klopper – Ronell Renett Klopper (born 1974) • Klein – Jacob Theodor Klein (1685–1759) • Kleinig – David Arthur Kleinig (born 1947) • Klinge – Johannes Christoph Klinge (1851–1902) • K.L.McDougall – Keith Leonard McDougall (fl. 1956–) • Klokov – Michail Vasiljevich Klokov (1896–1981) • Kloos – Abraham Willem Kloos (1880–1952) • Kloppenb. – Robert Dale Kloppenburg (born 1921) • Klotzsch – Johann Friedrich Klotzsch (1805–1860) • K.l.Xiang – Kun Li Xiang (fl. 2016) • K.Lyell – Katherine Murray Lyell (1817–1915) • K.Madhus. – K. Madhusudhanan (fl. 2014) • K.M.Drew – Kathleen Mary Drew-Baker (1901–1957) • '''Kmet'ová''' – Eva Kmet'ová (born 1942) • K.M.Feng – (1917–2007) • K.M.Jenssen – Kolbjørn Mohn Jenssen (fl. 1986) • K.M.Matthew – Koyapillil Mathai Matthew (1930–2004) • K.Möbius – Karl Möbius (1825–1908) • K.Morse – Keir Morse (born 1977) • K.M.Proft – Kirstin M. Proft (fl. 2016) • K.M.Purohit – Kshetra Mohan Purohit (born 1955) • K.Müll. – Konrad Müller (born 1857) • K.M.Wong – Khoon Meng Wong (born 1954) • Knaben – Gunvor Snekvik Knaben (born 1911) • K.Nakaj. – Kunio Nakajima (fl. 1951) • Knapp – John Leonard Knapp (1767–1845) • K.Naray. – K. Narayanaswami (fl. 1946) • Knebel – Gottfried Knebel (born 1908) • Knerr – Ellsworth Brownell Knerr (1861–1942) • Kneuck. – Johann Andreas Kneucker (1862–1946) • Knight – Joseph Knight (1778–1855) • Knobl. – Emil Friedrich Knoblauch (1864–1936) • Knorring – Olga Knorring (1887–1978) • Knowles – George Beauchamp Knowles (1790–1862) • Knowlt. – Frank Hall Knowlton (1860–1926) • Knuth – Paul Knuth (1854–1899) • Kny – Carl Ignaz Leopold Kny (1841–1916) • Kobus – Jan Derk Kobus (1858–1910) • Kobuski – Clarence Emmeren Kobuski (1900–1963) • Koch – (1759–1831) • Kochummen – Kizhakkedathu Mathai Kochummen (1931–1999) • Kocyan – Alexander Kocyan (born 1965) • Kodela – Phillip Gerhard Kodela (born 1962) • Koechlin – Jean Koechlin (1926–2009) • Koehne – Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne (1848–1918) • Koeler – (1765–1807) • Koell. – Rudolf Albert von Koelliker (1817–1905) • Koelle – Johann Ludwig Christian Koelle (1763–1797) • K.Ohashi – Kazuaki Ohashi (fl. 2007) • Koidz. – Gen-ichi Koidzumi (1883–1953) • Kolak. – Alfred Alekseevich Kolakovsky (1906–1997) • Kokwaro – John Ongayo Kokwaro (born 1940) • Köie – Mogens Engell Köie (1911–2000) • Kolb – Max Kolb (1829–1915) • Kolberg – H.H. Kolberg (fl. 2001) • Kolen. – Friedrich August (Anton) Rudolf Kolenati (1813–1864) • Kom. – Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov (1869–1945) • Komiya – Sadashi Komiya (born 1932) • Kool – Anneleen Kool (fl. 2012) • Koopmann – Karl Koopmann (fl. 1879–1900) • Koord. – Sijfert Hendrik Koorders (1863–1919) • Koord.-Schum. – Anna Koorders-Schumacher (1870–1934) • Kops – Jan Kops (1765–1849) • Körb. – Gustav Wilhelm Körber (1817–1885) • Kores – Paul Joseph Kores (born 1950) • Kôriba – Kwan Kôriba (1882–1957) • Körn. – Friedrich August Körnicke (1828–1908) • Kornh. – (Georg) Andreas von Kornhuber (1824–1905) • Korol. – Valentina Alekseevna Koroleva, also Valentina Alekseevna Koroleva-Pavlova (1898–1986) • Korovin – Yevgeny Petrovich Korovin (1891–1963) • Korsh. – Sergei Ivanovitsch Korshinsky (1861–1900) • Körte – Heinrich Friedrich Franz Körte (1782–1845) • Korth. – Pieter Willem Korthals (1807–1892) • K.Osada – Keigo Osada (born 1956) • Košanin – Nedeljko Košanin (1874–1934) • Kosky – William Kosky (fl. 2021) • Koso-Pol. – Boris Mikhailovic Koso-Poljansky (1890–1957) • Kostel. – (1801–1887) • Kosterm. – André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans (1907–1994) • Kotl. – František Kotlaba (1927–2020) • Kotov – (1896–1978) • Kotschy – Carl Georg Theodor Kotschy (1813–1866) • Kottek – Michael H. Kottek (fl. 1990) • Kotyk – Michele E. Kotyk (fl. 2002) • K.Põldmaa – Kadri Põldmaa (born 1970) • K.Prasad – Kothareddy Prasad (born 1985) • Kraenzl. – Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kraenzlin (1847–1934) • Krajina – (1905–1993) • Kral – Robert Kral (born 1926) • Kralik – Jean-Louis Kralik (1813–1892) • K.Ramach. – Kamala Ramachandran (born 1932) • Krapov. – Antonio Krapovickas (1921–2015) • Kras – Marta Kras (fl. 2006) • Krasch. – Ippolit Mikhailovich Krascheninnikov (1884-1947) • Kras-Lap. – Marta Kras-Lapinska (born 1969) • Krasn. – Andrej Nikovaevich Krasnov (1862–1914) • Krasser – Fridolin Krasser (1863–1923) • Kraus – Gregor Konrad Michael Kraus (1841–1915) • Krause – Johann Wilhelm Krause (1764–1842) • Kräusel – Richard Oswald Karl Kräusel (1890–1966) • Krauskopf – Engelbert Krauskopf (1820–1881) • Krauss – Johan Carl Krauss (1759–1826) • Krebs – Georg Ludwig Engelhard Krebs (1792–1844) • Kremp. – August von Krempelhuber (1813–1882) • Kreutz – Carolus Adrianus Johannes Kreutz (born 1954) • Kreuz. – Kurt Kreuzinger (1905–1989) • Kreyer – Georgij Karlowic Kreyer (1887–1942) • K.Richt. – Karl Richter (1855–1891) • Krock. – (1744–1823) • Krok – (1834–1921) • Kromb. – Jean-Henri-Guillaume Krombach (1791–1881) • Krombh. – Julius Vincenz von Krombholz (1782–1843) • Kron – Kathleen Anne Kron (born 1956) • K.R.Robertson – Kenneth R. Robertson (born 1941) • K.Rosenth. – Käthe Rosenthal (1893–1942) • K.R.Thiele – Kevin R. Thiele (fl. 1998) • Krug – Karl (Carl) Wilhelm Leopold Krug (1833–1898) • Kruschke – Emil Paul Kruschke (1907–1976) • Krüssm. – Johann Gerd Krüssmann (1910–1980) • Krylov – Porfirij Nikitich Krylov (1850–1931) • K.Schum. – Karl Moritz Schumann (1851–1904) • K.S.Lee – Kyung Seo Lee (fl. 1998) • K.S.Prasad – Karuvankoodelu Subrahmanya Prasad (born 1983) • Kubitzki – Klaus Kubitzki (1933–2022) • Kuchel – Rex Harold Kuchel (1917–1985~6) • Kudô – Yûshun Kudô (1887–1932) • Kuhbier – Manfred Heinrich Kuhbier (born 1934) • Kuhl – Heinrich Kuhl (1797–1821) • Kuhlm. – João Geraldo Kuhlmann (1882–1958) • Kuhn – Friedrich Adalbert Maximilian Kuhn (1842–1894) • Kühnem. – Oscar Kühnemann (1911–1999) • Kuijt – Job Kuijt (born 1930) • Kük. – Georg Kükenthal (1864–1955) • Kułak – Magdalena Kułak (fl. 2006) • Kulju – Kristo K.M. Kulju (fl. 2005) • Kumar – Pankaj Kumar (born 1975) • Kunkel – Louis Otto Kunkel (1884–1960) • Kunth – Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788–1850) • Kuntze – Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze (1843–1907) • Kunze – Gustav Kunze (1793–1851) • Kuo Huang – Ling Lung Kuo Huang (fl. 2005) • Kupfer – Elsie Kupfer (1877–1974) • Kupicha – Frances Kristina Kupicha (1947–2013) • Kuprian. – Ludmila Kuprianova (1914–1987) • Kurata – S. Kurata (fl. 1931) • Kurbanb. – Z. K. Kurbanbekov (born 1935) • Kurbanov – D. K. Kurbanov (born 1946) • Kurbatsky – Vladimir Ivanovich Kurbatsky (born 1941) • Kurczenko – Elena Ivanovna Kurczenko (born 1935) • Kurib. – Kazue Kuribayashi (died 1954) • Kurita – Siro Kurita (born 1936) • Kurkiev – Uolubii Kishtishevich Kurkiev (born 1937) • Kurl. – Boguslav Stanislavovich Kurlovich (born 1948) • Kurogi – Munengo Kurogi (1921–1988) • Kurok. – Syo Kurokawa (1926–2010) • Kurr – Johann Gottlob von Kurr (1798–1870) • Kürschner – Harald Kürschner (born 1950) • Kurtto – Arto Kurtto (born 1951) • Kurtz – Fritz (Federico) Kurtz (1854–1920) • Kurtzman – Cletus P. Kurtzman (1938–2017) • Kurz – Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz (1834–1878) • Kurzweil – Hubert Kurzweil (born 1958) • Kusn. – Nicolai Ivanowicz Kusnezow (1864–1932) • Küster – Ernst Küster (1874–1953) • Kuswata – E. Kuswata Kartawinata (born 1936) • Kütz. – Friedrich Traugott Kützing (1807–1893) • Kuusk – Vilma Kuusk (born 1931) • K.V.George – K.V. George (fl. 1960) • K.Watan. – Kuniaki Watanabe (fl. 2001) • K.W.Dixon – Kingsley Wayne Dixon (born 1954) • K.Wilh. – Karl Adolf Wilhelm (1848–1933) • K.W.Jiang – Kaiwen Jiang (fl. 2020) • K.Y.Lang – Kai Yung Lang (born 1937) • K.Y.Pan – Kai Yu Pan (born 1937) == L ==

• L. – Carl Linnaeus (or Carolus Linnæus) (1707–1778) • Labat – Jean-Noël Labat (1959–2011) • Labill. – Jacques Labillardière (1755–1834) • Labrecque – Jacques Labrecque (fl. 1996) • Labuda – Roman Labuda (fl. 2008) • Lacaita – Charles Carmichael Lacaita (1853–1933) • Lace – John Henry Lace (1857–1918) • Lachen. – Werner de Lachenal (1736–1800) • Lackovičová – Anna Lackovičová (fl. 2010) • Ladiges – Pauline Y. Ladiges (born 1948) • La Duke – John C. La Duke (born 1950) • Laest. – Lars Levi Læstadius (Laestadius) (1800–1861) • Laferr. – Joseph E. Laferrière (born 1955) • LaFrankie – James Vincent LaFrankie (1956-2022) • Lag. – Mariano Lagasca y Segura (1776–1839) • Lagerh. – Nils Gustaf von Lagerheim (1860–1926) • Lahman – Bertha Marion Lahman (1872–1950) • Laib. – Friedrich Laibach (born 1885) • Laing – Robert Malcolm Laing (1865–1941) • L.A.J.Thomson – Lex Allan James Thomson (born 1957) • Lakela – Olga Korhoven Lakela (1890–1980) • Lakow. – Conrad Waldemar Lakowitz (1859–1945) • La Llave – Pablo de La Llave (1773–1833) • L.Allorge – Lucile Allorge (1937–2023) • Lally – Terena R. Lally (fl. 2008) • Lam. – Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744–1829) • Lama – Dorjay Lama (fl. 1992) • Lamb. – Aylmer Bourke Lambert (1761–1842) • Lammers – Thomas G. Lammers (born 1955) • Lamond – Jenifer M. Lamond (born 1936) • Lamont – Byron Barnard Lamont (born 1945) • Lamy – Pierre Marie Édouard Lamy de la Chapelle (1804–1886) • Lancaster – Charles Roy Lancaster (born 1937) • Lander – Nicholas Sèan Lander (born 1948) • L.Andersson – (1948–2005) • Landolt – Elias Landolt (1926–2013) • Landrum – Leslie R. Landrum (born 1946) • Lane-Poole – Charles Edward Lane-Poole (1885–1970) • Laness. – Jean Marie Antoine de Lanessan (1843–1919) • Lange – Johan Martin Christian Lange (1818–1898) • Langenh. – Jean Harmon Langenheim (1925–2021) • Langeron – Maurice Charles Pierre Langeron (1874–1950) • Langeth. – Christian Eduard Langethal (1806–1878) • Langsd. – Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff (1774–1852) • Lank. – E. Ray Lankester (1847–1929) • Lantz.-Bén. – (1815–1871) • Lapeyr. – Baron Philippe-Isidore Picot de Lapeyrouse (La Peirouse) (1744–1818) • Lapham – Increase Allen Lapham (1811–1875) • Larrañaga – Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (1771–1848) • Larter – Clara Ethelinda Larter (1847–1936) • L.A.S.Johnson – Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson (1925–1997) • Lassen – Per Lassen (born 1942) • Lasser – Tobías Lasser (1911–2006) • Latap. – François-de-Paule Latapie (1739–1823) • Laterr. – Jean François Laterrade (1784–1858) • Latiff – Abdul Latiff (fl. 1989) • Lat.-Marl. – Joseph Bory Latour-Marliac (1830–1911) • Latourr. – Marc Antoine Louis Claret de La Tourrette (1729–1793) • Latz – Peter K. Latz (born 1941) • Laun. – Jean Claude Michel Mordant de Launay (1750–1816) • Laurer – Johann Friedrich Laurer (1798–1873) • Lauterb. – Carl Adolf Georg Lauterbach (1864–1937) • Lauterborn – Robert Lauterborn (1869–1952) • Lauz.-March. – Marguerite Lauzac-Marchal (fl. 1974) • Lavallée – (1836–1884) • Lavarack – Peter S. ('Bill') Lavarack (fl. 1975) • Lavranos – John Jacob Lavranos (1926–2018) • Lavrent. – Georgios Lavrentiades (born 1920) • Lawalrée – André Gilles Célestin Lawalrée (1921–2005) • Lawrance – Mary Lawrance (fl. 1790–1831) • Lawson – George Lawson (1827–1895) • Laxm. – Erich G. Laxmann (1737–1796) • L.A.Ye – Lwin Aung Ye (fl. 2017–) • Layens – Georges de Layens (1834–1897) • Laz. – Andrei Sazontovich Lazarenko (1901–1979) • L.B.Moore – Lucy Beatrice Moore (1906–1987) • L.Bolus – Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus (née Kensit) (1877–1970) • L.Borgen – Liv Borgen (born 1943) • L.B.Sm. – Lyman Bradford Smith (1904–1997) • L.Clark – Lois Clark (1884–1967) • L.C.Leach – Leslie Charles Leach (1909–1996) • L.C.Wheeler – Louis Cutter Wheeler (1910–1980) • L.D.Benson – Lyman David Benson (1909–1993) • L.D.Gómez – (1944–2009) • L.D.Pryor – Lindsay Pryor (1915–1998) • Lea – Thomas Gibson Lea (1785–1844) • Leadlay – Etelka A. Leadlay (born 1947) • L.E.Anderson – Lewis Edward Anderson (1912–2007) • Leandri – Jacques Désiré Leandri (1903–1982) • Leandro – P. Leandro do Sacramento (1778–1829) • Leaney – R.M. Leaney (fl. 2009) • Leav. – Robert Greenleaf Leavitt (1865–1942) • Leavenw. – Melines Conklin Leavenworth (1796–1832) • L.E.Bishop – Luther Earl Bishop (1943–1991) • Lebrun – Jean Paul Antoine Lebrun (1906–1985) • Leclercq – Suzanne Céline Marie Leclercq (1901–1994) • Lecomte – Paul Henri Lecomte (1856–1934) • Leconte – John (Eatton) Leconte (1784–1860) • Lecoq – Henri Lecoq (1802–1871) • Lecoy. – Joseph Cyprien Lecoyer (1835–1899) • Ledeb. – Carl Friedrich von Ledebour (1785–1851) • Leefe – John Ewbank Leefe (1813–1889) • Leeke – Georg Gustav Paul Leeke (1883–1933) • Leenh. – Pieter Willem Leenhouts (1926–2004) • Leerat. – Charan Leeratiwong (fl. 2003) • Leers – (1727–1774) • Lees – Edwin Lees (1800–1887) • Leeuwenb. – Anthonius Josephus Maria Leeuwenberg (1930–2010) • Legrand – Antoine Legrand (1839–1905) • Lehm. – Johann Georg Christian Lehmann (1792–1860) • Lehnebach – Carlos Adolfo Lehnebach (born 1974) • Leibold (also F.E.Leyb.) – Friedrich Ernst Leibold (surname also spelled "Leybold") (1804–1864) (not to be confused with botanist Friedrich Leybold (1827–1879)) • Leichtlin – Maximilian Leichtlin (1831–1910) • Leight. – William Allport Leighton (1805–1889) • Leitg. – Hubert Leitgeb (1835–1888) • Leitn. – Edward Frederick Leitner (1812–1838) • Lej. – Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune (1779–1858) • Le Jol. – Auguste François Le Jolis (1823–1904) • Lellinger – David B. Lellinger (born 1937) • Lelong – Michel G. Lelong (born 1932) • Lem. – Charles Antoine Lemaire (1800–1871) • Le Maout – Jean Emmanuel Maurice Le Maout (1799–1877) • Leme – Elton Leme (born 1960) • Lemée – Albert Marie Victor Lemée (1872–1961) • Lemmerm. – Ernst Johann Lemmermann (1867–1915) • Lemmon – John Gill Lemmon (1832–1908) • Lemoine – (Pierre Louis) Victor Lemoine (1823–1911) • Le Monn. – Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier (1717–1799) • Lémon – Nicolas Lémon (1787-1837) • Lemson – Kristina L. Lemson (fl. 2007) • L.E.Navas – Luisa Eugenia Navas (1920–2020) • Lenorm. – Sébastien René Lenormand (1796–1871) • León – Frère León (Joseph Sylvestre Sauget) (1871–1955) • Leonard – Emery Clarence Leonard (1892–1968) • Lepage – Ernest Lepage (1905–1981) • Lepech. – Ivan Ivanovich Lepechin (1737–1802) • Lepr. – François Mathias René Leprieur (1799–1869) • Lepschi – Brendan John Lepschi (born 1969) • Leresche – (1808–1885) • L.E.Rodin – Leonid Efimovich Rodin (1907–1990) • Leroy – André Leroy (1801–1875) • Les – Donald H. Les (born 1954) • Lesch. – Jean-Baptiste Leschenault de La Tour (1773–1826) • L.E.Skog – Laurence Edgar Skog (born 1943) • Lesq. – Charles Léo Lesquereux (1806–1889) • Less. – Christian Friedrich Lessing (1809–1862) • Lester – Richard Neville Lester (1937–2006) • Le Thomas – Annick Le Thomas (1936–2024) • Letouzey – (1918–1989) • Leunis – Johannes Leunis (1802 –1873) • Letr.-Gal. – Marie-Agnès Letrouit-Galinou (born 1931) • Leussink – Jan A. Leussink (fl. 1979) • Lév. – Joseph-Henri Léveillé (1796–1870) • Levier – (1839–1911) • Levyns – Margaret Rutherford Bryan Levyns (1890–1975) • L.E.Watson – Linda E. Watson (fl. 1990) • Lewej. – Klaus Lewejohann (born 1937) • Lewin – Ralph Arnold Lewin (1921–2008) • Lewis – Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) • Lewton – Frederick Lewis Lewton (1874–1959) • Lex. – (1785–1824) • Leyb. – Friedrich Leybold (1827–1879) (not to be confused with botanist Friedrich Ernst Leibold (1804–1864), whose surname was also sometimes spelled "Leybold") • Leyss. – Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser (1731–1815) • L.f. – Carl Linnaeus the Younger (1741–1783) • L.F.Hend. – Louis Forniquet Henderson (1853–1942) • L.Fisch. – Ludvig Fischer (1828–1907) • L.Fuchs – Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566) • L.G.Clark – Lynn G. Clark (born 1956) • L.G.Cook – Lyn G. Cook (fl. 2017) • L.Gentil – Théodore August Louis François Gentil (1874–1949) • L.G.Lohmann – Lúcia Garcez Lohmann (born 1973) • L.Guthrie – Louise Guthrie (1879–1966) • L.G.Xu – Li Guo Xu (born 1936) • L.H.Bailey – Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858–1954) • L.H.Dewey – Lyster Hoxie Dewey (1865–1944) • L.Henry – Louis Henry (1854–1913) • '''L'Hér.''' – Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (1746–1800) • L.H.Gray – Louis Harold Gray (1905–1965) • L.Höhn. – Ludwig von Höhnel (1857–1942) • Lhotsky – Johann Lhotsky (1800–1860s) • Liais – Emmanuel Liais (1826–1900) • Liang Ma – Liang Ma (fl. 2016) • Lib. – Marie-Anne Libert (1782–1865) • Liben – Louis Liben (1926–2006) • Libosch. – Joseph Liboschitz (1783–1824) • L.I.Cabrera – Lidia Irene Cabrera (born 1964) • Licht. – Martin Lichtenstein (1780–1857) • Liddle – David J. Liddle (?–2009) • Lidén – Magnus Lidén (born 1951) • Liebl. – Franz Kaspar (or Caspar) Lieblein (1744–1810) • Liebm. – Frederik Michael Liebmann (1813–1856) • Lightf. – John Lightfoot FRS (1735–1788) • Lign. – Elie Antoine Octave Lignier (1855–1916) • Lilj. – Samuel Liljeblad (1761–1815) • Lilja – (1808–1870) • Lillie – Denis G. Lillie (1884–1963) • Lillo – Miguel Lillo (1862–1931) • Liltved – William Rune Liltved (born 1960) • Limpr. – Karl Gustav Limpricht (1834–1902) • Lincz. – Igor Alexandrovich Linczevski (1908–1997) • Lindau – Gustav Lindau (1866–1923) • Lindb. – Sextus Otto Lindberg (1835–1889) • Lindeb. – Carl Johan Lindeberg (1815–1900) • Linden – Jean Jules Linden (1817–1898) • Lindenb. – Johann Bernhard Wilhelm Lindenberg (1781–1851) • Lindh. – Ferdinand Lindheimer (1801–1879) • Lindl. – John Lindley (1799–1865) • Lindm. – Carl Axel Magnus Lindman (1856–1928) • Lindq. – (1904–1963) • Lingelsh. – Alexander von Lingelsheim (1874–1937) • Link – Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link (1767–1851) • Linsbauer – Karl Linsbauer (1872–1934) • Linton – William James Linton (1812–1897) • Lippold – Hans Lippold (1932–1980) • Lipsky – Vladimir Ippolitovich Lipsky (1863–1937) • L.I.Savicz – Lydia Ivanovna Savicz-Lubitskaya (1886–1982) • Lisboa – José Camillo Lisboa (1823–1897) • Lisická – Eva Lisická (fl. 2005) • Litard. – René Verriet de Litardière (1888–1957) • Little – Elbert Luther Little (1907–2004) • Litv. – Dmitrij Ivanovitsch Litvinov (1854–1929) • Livingst. – C. Livingstone (born 1949) • Lizoň – Pavel Lizoň (born 1945) • L.J.Chen – Li Jun Chen (born 1980) • L.J.Davenp. – Lawrence James Davenport (born 1952) • Lj.N.Vassiljeva – Ljubov Nikolaevna Vassiljeva (1901–1985) • L.K.Escobar – Linda Katherine Escobar (1940–1993) • L.K.Fu – Li-kuo Fu (born 1934) • Llanos – Antonio Llanos (1806–1881) • L.L.Daniel – Lucien Louis Daniel (1856–1940) • L.Li – Lin Li (fl. 2008) • L.Liu – Liang Liu (1933–2001) • L.Ll.Phillips – Lyle Llewellyn Phillips (born 1923) • L.L.Zhou – Linlin Zhou (fl. 2009) • L.M.Ames – Lawrence Marion Ames (1900–1966) • L.Martin – Lucille Martin (born 1925) • L.Martins – Ludwig Martins (fl. 2005) • L.McCulloch – Lucia McCulloch (1873–1955) • L.McDougall – Lyn McDougall (fl. 1990) • L.M.Copel. – Lachlan Mackenzie Copeland (born 1973) • L.M.H.Schmid – Luzie M.H. Schmid (born 1999) • L.M.Perry – Lily May Perry (1895–1992) • L.M.Vidal – Luis Mariano Vidal (1842–1922) • L.Newton – Lily Newton (1893–1981) • L.Nutt. – Lawrence William Nuttall (1857–1933) • Lobel – Matthias de l'Obel (de Lobel) (or Matthaeus Lobelius) (1538–1616) • Lockh. – David Lockhart (died 1846) • Lodd. – Joachim Conrad Loddiges (1738–1826) • Lodé – Joël Lodé (born 1952) • Loefl. – Pehr Loefling (1729–1756) • Loes. – Ludwig Eduard Theodor Loesener (1865–1941) • Loesel – Johannes Loesel (1607–1655) • Loeske – Leopold Loeske (1865–1935) • Loher – August Loher (1874–1930) • Loisel. – Jean-Louis-Auguste Loiseleur-Deslongchamps (1774–1849) • Lojac. – Michele Lojacono (1853–1919) • Lom – Jiří Lom (1931–2010) • Lomakin – Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Lomakin (1863–1930) • Lombardi – Julio Antonio Lombardi (born 1961) • Londoño — Ximena Londoño (born 1958) • Long – William Henry Long (1867–1947) • Longyear – Burton Orange Longyear (1868–1969) • Lonitzer – Adam Lonicer (Lonitzer) (also as Adamus Lonicerus) (1528–1586) • Lönnrot – Elias Lönnrot (1802–1884) • Loo – Adrian Hock Beng Loo (fl. 2004) • Loosjes – Adriaan Loosjes (1761–1818) • López Laphitz – Rita María López Laphitz (fl. 2011) • Lorch – Wilhelm Lorch (1867–1954) • Lord – Ernest E. Lord (1899–1970) • Lorence – David H. Lorence (born 1946) • Lorentz – Paul Günther Lorentz (1835–1881) • Losa – (1893–1965) • Loschnigg – Vilim Loschnigg or Wilhelm Loschnigg (born 1897) • Losinsk. – Agnia Sergeyevna Losina-Losinskaja (1903–1958) • Lothian – Thomas Robert Noel Lothian (1915–2004) • Lotsy – Johannes Paulus Lotsy (1867–1931) • Lott – Henry J. Lott (fl. 1938) • Loudon – John Claudius Loudon (1783–1843) • Lounsb. – Alice Lounsberry (1872–1949) • Lour. – João de Loureiro (1717–1791) • Lourteig – Alicia Lourteig (1913–2003) • Lousã – (born 1940) • Love – Robert Merton Love (1909–1994) • Lowe – Richard Thomas Lowe (1802–1874) • L.O.Williams – Louis Otho Williams (1908–1991) • Lowrey – Timothy K. Lowrey (born 1953) • Lowrie – Allen Lowrie (1948–2021) • Lowry – Porter Prescott Lowry (born 1956) • Lozano – Gustavo Lozano-Contreras (1938–2000) • L.Planch. – Louis David Planchon (1858–1915) • L.Post – Ernst Jakob (Jacob) Lennart von Post (1884–1951) • L.Preiss – Ludwig Preiss (1811–1883) • L.R.Blinks – Lawrence Rogers Blinks (1900–1989) • L.R.Fraser – Lilian Ross Fraser (1908–1987) • L.Rico – Maria de Lourdes Rico (born 1955) • L.R.Jones – Lewis Ralph Jones (1864–1945) • L.R.Kerr – Lesley Ruth Kerr (1900–1927) • L.R.Landrum – Leslie R. Landrum (born 1946) • L.Schneid. – Eduard Karl Ludwig Schneider (1809–1889) • L.Söderstr. – Lars Söderström (born 1954) • L.Späth – Louis Späth (fl. 1892) • L.S.Sm. – Lindsay Stuart Smith (1917–1970) • L.T.Lu – Ling Ti Lu (born 1930) • L.T.Monks – Leonie T. Monks (fl. 2023) • Lubag-Arquiza – Amihan Mercado Lubag-Arquiza (born 1967) • Lucand – Jean Louis Lucand (1821–1896) • Luces – Zoraida Luces de Febres (1922–2015) • Lückel – Emil Lückel (born 1927) • Ludlow – Frank Ludlow (1885–1972) • Luehm. – Johann George W. Luehmann (1843–1904) • Luer – Carlyle A. Luer (1922–2019) • Luetzelb. – (1880–1948) • Luferov – Aleksandr Nikolaevich Luferov (born 1957) • Lumley – Peter Francis Lumley (born 1938) • Lundell – Cyrus Longworth Lundell (1907–1994) • Lundin – Roger Lundin (1955–2005) • Lundmark – Johan Daniel Lundmark (1755–1792) • Lunell – Joël Lunell (1851–1920) • L.Uribe – Antonio Lorenzo Uribe Uribe (1900–1980) • Lush. – Alfred Wyndham Lushington (1860–1920) • Lüth – Michael Lüth (fl. 2002) • Lütjeh. – Wilhelm Jan Lütjeharms (1907–1983) • Lutz – Berta Maria Júlia Lutz (1894–1976) • Luxf. – George Luxford (1807–1854) • L.Watson – Leslie Watson (born 1938) • L.W.Cayzer – Lindy W. Cayzer (born 1952) • L.W.Lenz – Lee Wayne Lenz (1915–2019) • L.W.Sage – Leigh William Sage (born 1970) • Lý – Trân Ðinh Lý (born 1939) • Lyall – David Lyall (1817–1895) • Lydgate – John Mortimer Lydgate (1854–1922) • Lye – Kaare Arnstein Lye (1940–2021) • Lyell – Charles Lyell (1767–1849) • Lyne – Andrew M. Lyne (fl. 1993) • Lyons – Israel Lyons (1739–1775) • Lysak – Martin A. Lysak (fl. 2019) == M–Z ==

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