Biography:William Walter Watts
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Reverend William Walter Watts (1856–1920) was one of New South Wales's greatest authorities on moss.[1][2] He might be best known for his unfinished Census of Australian Mosses.[3] The fern genus Revwattsia is named in his honour as are at least 30 other species[3] including the fern species Grammitis wattsii.[4]
The standard author abbreviation Watts is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]
Further reading
- Ramsay, H.P. (2019). "Contributions of Rev.W. W. Watts F.L.S. to Australian Botany". Taxon 29 (4): 455–469. doi:10.2307/1220632. ISSN 0040-0262.
References
- ↑ "DEATH OF REV. W. W. WATTS.". Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1923): pp. 5. 1920-09-23. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239691832.
- ↑ Ramsay, Helen P. (1980). "Contributions of Rev. W. W. Watts F. L. S. to Australian Botany". Taxon 29 (4): 455–469. doi:10.2307/1220632.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Australian National Herbarium
- ↑ "ABRS Flora of Australia Online Search Results". http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=53598.
- ↑ IPNI, Watts, http://www.ipni.org/ipni/advAuthorSearch.do?find_abbreviation=Watts
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