| Michael D. Ferrero | |
| Birth Date: | 1968 |
| Fields: | Botany, Arecaceae |
| Workplaces: | Nong Nooch Tropical Garden James Cook University |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Author Abbrev Bot: | M.D.Ferrero |
Michael D. Ferrero (born 1968) is a botanist who specialises in the systematics and ecology of the Arecaceae, with emphasis on the genera, Calyptrocalyx, Gronophyllum, Hydriastele and has described more than 20 new species of palms. He has collected in Indo China, Thailand, Australasia and Papua New Guinea,