Eizi Matuda

Eiji Matsuda was a Mexican botanist of Japanese origin. In scholarly works, his name is generally romanised as "Eizi Matuda" following the "Kunrei" system.

Personal life

Matuda and his wife, Miduho Kaneko de Matuda, were naturalized Mexican citizens and had five children.

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.
Two species and one subspecies of reptiles are named in his honor: Abronia matudai, Anolis matudai, and Pseudelaphe flavirufa matudai. Two frogs are named after him: Craugastor matudai and Plectrohyla matudai.