Eizi Matuda

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.

Eizi Matuda
Bust of Eizi Matuda in the botanical garden of the Cosmovitral.
Born	1894 Nagasaki Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died	12 February 1978 Lima, Peru
Citizenship	Japan Mexico
Alma mater	Taihoku Imperial University University of Tokyo
Spouse	Miduho Kaneko de Matuda
Scientific career
Fields	Botany
Institutions	National Autonomous University of Mexico

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]