Francisco Tamayo
Francisco Tamayo Yepes (born 4 October 1902 in Lara, Venezuela - died 14 February 1985 in Caracas, Venezuela) was a Venezuelan botanist.
Species named after Tamayo include Erytina tamayonis, Ichantus tamayonis, Lupinus tamayoanus, Mammiliaria tamayonis, Paspalum tamayonis, Peperomia tamayoi and Tamayoa paraguanensis.