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]
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edit- ^ "DEATH OF REV. W. W. WATTS". Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1923). 23 September 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ 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. JSTOR 1220632.
- ^ a b Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Australian National Herbarium
- ^ "ABRS Flora of Australia Online Search Results". www.anbg.gov.au. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Watts.
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