Eizi Matuda
Mexican botanist (1894–1978)
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Eiji Matsuda (松田英二, Matsuda Eiji) (1894–1978) was a Mexican botanist of Japanese origin. In scholarly works, his name is generally romanised as "Eizi Matuda" following the "Kunrei" system.
Mexico
Eizi Matuda | |
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Bust of Eizi Matuda in the botanical garden of the Cosmovitral. | |
| Born | 1894 Nagasaki Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 12 February 1978 (aged 83–84) Lima, Peru |
| Citizenship | Japan Mexico |
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| Spouse | Miduho Kaneko de Matuda |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
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Personal life
Matuda and his wife, Miduho Kaneko de Matuda, were naturalized Mexican citizens and had five children.[1]
Legacy
In 1956, a cactus species native to Mexico was named in his honor, the Mammillaria matudae. The genus Matudina in the sunflower family is also named in his honor.[2]
Two species and one subspecies of reptiles are named in his honor: Abronia matudai (Matuda's arboreal alligator lizard), Anolis matudai (Matuda's anole), and Pseudelaphe flavirufa matudai (Matuda's ratsnake).[3] Two frogs are named after him: Craugastor matudai (Matuda's robber frog) and Plectrohyla matudai (Matuda's spikethumb frog).[4]
The standard author abbreviation Matuda is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]