| Name | Dassanayake, Meliyasena Dhammadasa | 
| Date of birth | 1921 | 
| ASA Botanist ID | 101377 botanist | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/dcd71d97-5d15-4459-b019-b5bc6c3a0b4e | 
| Variant name | Meliyasena Dhammadasa Dassanayake | 
| Author name | Dassanayake | 
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Dassan. | 
| Standard/Label Name | M. D. Dassanayake | 
| Full Name | Dassanayake, Meliyasena Dhammadasa | 
| Specialty Author | Spermatophytes | 
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | 
| Author in | Revis. Handb. Fl. Ceylon [Dassanayake] |