George Watt

Scottish botanist (1851-1930).

Sir George Watt (24 April 1851 – 2 April 1930) was a Scottish physician and botanist who worked in India as "Reporter" on economic botany and during the course of his career in India he compiled a major multivolume work, The Dictionary of Economic Products of India, the last volume of which was published in 1893. An abridged edition of his work was also published as the single volume Commercial Products of India in 1908. He is honoured in the binomials of several plants named after him.

Abbreviations: G.Watt
Occupations: physician, journalist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages: English
Dates: 1851-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Oldmeldrum
Direct attributions: 25 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 36 plants, 0 fungi

25 plants attributed, 11 plants contributed to36 plants:

Gossypium darwinii (Darwin's Cotton) G.Watt 1907
plant species in the malvaceae family
Gossypium darwinii, or Darwin's cotton, is a species of cotton plant which is found only on the Galapagos Islands. Genetic studies indicate that it is most closely related to the native American species Gossypium barbadense, thus it is surmised that a seed arrived from South America on the wind, in the droppings of a bird or associated with debris by sea.
Primula tibetica G.Watt 1882
annual plant species in the primulaceae family
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Gossypium mustelinum Miers ex G.Watt 1907
endangered plant species in the malvaceae family
Gossypium mustelinum is a shrub in the mallow family which is native to tropical northeast Brazil. It is an endangered wild relative of cultivated cotton.
Primula dickieana G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Androsace mucronifolia G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula tenella King ex G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula sapphirina Hook.f. & Thomson ex G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula muscoides Hook.f. ex G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula kingii G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula hookeri G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
Primula hookeri (commonly known as Hooker's primrose) is a perennial species of primrose which is found at the altitudes of 3,900–5,000 metres (12,800–16,400 ft) in Eastern Himalayas as well as in Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast India and southeastern Tibet and northwestern Yunnan provinces of China.
Primula elongata G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula concinna G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula clarkei G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
Primula clarkei is a species of flowering plant within the genus Primula and family Primulaceae. The species is endemic to the Western Himalayas, where it can be found in Poshiana of the Pir Panjal mountain range.
Androsace geraniifolia G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula wattii King ex G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula littledalei Balf.f. & G.Watt 1916
perennial and medicinal plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula gambeliana G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Androsace croftii G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula vaginata G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula pulchra G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula filipes (Baby Primrose) G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
Primula filipes is a species of flowering plant within the genus Primula and family Primulaceae.
Primula stirtoniana G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula soldanelloides G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Primula reptans (Creeping Primrose) Hook.f. ex G.Watt 1882
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Androsace rotundifolia var. thomsonii (Alpine Roundleaf Rock Jasmine) G.Watt 1882
plant variety in the primulaceae family
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Primula waltonii G.Watt ex Balf.f. 1915
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Rhododendron macabeanum G.Watt ex Balf.f. 1920
plant species in the ericaceae family
Rhododendron macabeanum, the McCabe rhododendron, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family, Ericaceae. It is native to Assam and Manipur in northeastern India. It is a large evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 12 m (39 ft) in height, with leathery leaves up to 30 cm (12 in) in length. The felted undersides are a grey or buff colour. The flowers, borne in trusses in spring, are bell-shaped, pale to deep yellow, with a purple basal blotch. In cultivation in the UK Rhododendron macabeanum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is hardy down to −10
Primula tenuiloba (G.Watt) Pax 1888
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Omphalogramma elwesianum (King ex G.Watt) Franch. 1898
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Rhododendron johnstoneanum G.Watt ex Hutch. 1919
plant species in the ericaceae family
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