Percy Wilson

American botanist (1879-1944).

Percy Wilson (1879–1944) was an American botanist. He joined the New York Botanical Gardens (NYBG) as a museum aide. He traveled to Singapore and the Dutch East Indies in 1910, collecting various specimens – the first official NYBG-sponsored trip to the Asia-Pacific region. Wilson then became the assistant to Nathaniel Lord Britton, the NYBG Director-in-Chief. In 1914 Wilson became an Associate Curator. In 1917, Wilson authored The Vegetation of Vieques Island. The standard author abbreviation P.Wilson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

Abbreviations: P.Wilson
Occupations: curator, botanist
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1879-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
Direct attributions: 132 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 202 plants, 0 fungi

132 plants attributed, 70 plants contributed to202 plants:

Lippia alba (Bushy Lippia) (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P.Wilson 1925
plant species in the verbenaceae family
Lippia alba is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to southern Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. In Ethiopia the plant is also known as koseret (Amharic: ኮሰረት) and used as a cooking herb, especially for preparing the spiced butter niter kibbeh. The species is also present in Australia and India, where it is probably a human introduction. Common names include bushy matgrass, bushy lippia, hierba negra, juanilama, pamporegano, poleo and pitiona.
Triphasia trifolia (Lime Berry) (Burm.f.) P.Wilson 1909
plant species in the rutaceae family
Triphasia trifolia (syn. Limonia trifolia Burm. f., Triphasia aurantiola Lour.; also called limeberry, lime berry, "sweet lime" or limoncitong kastila) is a species of Triphasia in the family Rutaceae, native to tropical southeastern Asia, especially in Indonesian islands and Philippines and possibly elsewhere. Triphasias are very close relatives of citrus.
Zanthoxylum panamense P.Wilson 1922
plant species in the rutaceae family
Zanthoxylum panamense is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama.
Juniperus saxicola (Turquino Juniper) Britton & P.Wilson 1923
critically endangered plant species in the cupressaceae family
Juniperus saxicola is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is found only in Cuba. This is one of about 40 species in Juniperus section Sabina, and one of four closely related species of Caribbean junipers (the others are J. barbadensis, J. bermudiana, and J. gracilior). Both terpene data and nuclear ribosomal DNA data tie J. saxicola most closely to J. barbadensis var. barbadensis and J. barbadensis var. lucayana, the former species found in St. Lucia, the latter in Bahamas and western Cuba (Adams 2008). The relationship is close enough that this taxon could reasonably be
Cyclospermum leptophyllum (Marsh-parsley) (Pers.) Sprague ex Britton & P.Wilson 1925
annual plant species in the apiaceae family
Cyclospermum leptophyllum (also, Ciclospermum l.) is a species of plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names marsh parsley, slender celery and fir-leaved celery. This is a plant found worldwide at warm temperate to tropical latitudes and is considered a noxious weed in many areas. It is a taprooted branching herb reaching just over half a meter in height at maximum. It has threadlike green leaves a few centimeters long and small umbels of spherical flowers. Host plant for Eastern Black Swallowtail butterflies. The 1889 book 'The Useful Native Plants of Australia’ records that a
Copernicia rigida (Jata Palm) Britton & P.Wilson 1914
plant species in the arecaceae family
Copernicia rigida (commonly known as the jata palm) is a type of palm endemic to eastern and central Cuba. The ligules, the largest of any palm, are up to 100 cm (39 in) long by up to 21 cm (8.3 in) wide. The overall appearance of the palm resembles a shaving brush.
Zanthoxylum harrisii P.Wilson 1922
vulnerable plant species in the rutaceae family
Zanthoxylum harrisii is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Salvia cubensis Britton & P.Wilson 1920
plant species in the lamiaceae family
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Mitracarpus maxwelliae (Maxwell's Girdlepod) Britton & P.Wilson 1925
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Mitracarpus maxwelliae is a rare species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name Maxwell's girdlepod. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it is known only from the Guánica Commonwealth Forest in Guánica. It grows in only one location in a coastal scrub forest and dwarf forest with limestone gravel substrates. Other plants in the habitat include Bucida buceras, Bursera simaruba, Exostema caribaeum, Coccoloba microstachya, Plumeria alba, and Pilosocereus armatus (syn. P. royenii var. amatus). This is a small, dense, mound-forming shrub growing up to 20 centimeters in
Ilex cookii (Cook's Holly) Britton & P.Wilson 1926
critically endangered plant species in the aquifoliaceae family
Ilex cookii (Cook's holly or te) is a species of plant in the family Aquifoliaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
Amyris texana (Texas Torchwood) (Buckley) P.Wilson 1908
plant species in the rutaceae family
Amyris texana, commonly known as the Texas torchwood or chapotillo, is a species of flowering plant in the rue family, Rutaceae. It is native to southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.
Zanthoxylum mollissimum P.Wilson 1910
plant species in the rutaceae family
Zanthoxylum mollissimum is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Trichilia reticulata P.Wilson 1924
plant species in the meliaceae family
Trichilia reticulata is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Stenostomum sintenisii (Sintenis’ Quina) (Urb.) Britton & P.Wilson 1925
vulnerable plant species in the rubiaceae family
Stenostomum sintenisii, synonym Antirhea sintenisii, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico.
Stenostomum portoricense (Puerto Rico Quina) Britton & P.Wilson 1930
endangered plant species in the rubiaceae family
Stenostomum portoricense, synonym Antirhea portoricensis, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico.
Salvia scabrata Britton & P.Wilson 1920
plant species in the lamiaceae family
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Psychotria leonis Britton & P.Wilson 1923
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Begonia lomensis Britton & P.Wilson 1923
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Bauhinia jenningsii P.Wilson 1916
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Zanthoxylum setulosum P.Wilson 1922
plant species in the rutaceae family
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Xyris longibracteata Britton & P.Wilson 1916
plant species in the xyridaceae family
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Stenostomum obtusifolium (Urb.) Britton & P.Wilson 1925
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Solanum moense Britton & P.Wilson 1920
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Portulaca smallii (Small's Purslane) P.Wilson 1932
annual plant species in the portulacaceae family
Portulaca smallii, or Small's purslane, is an annual flowering plant found in the southeast of the United States. It belongs to the Portulacaceae family.
Hymenocallis praticola Britton & P.Wilson 1920
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
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Harpalyce macrocarpa Britton & P.Wilson 1920
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Eugenia varia Britton & P.Wilson 1920
plant species in the myrtaceae family
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Eugenia rocana Britton & P.Wilson 1920
plant species in the myrtaceae family
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Eugenia rigidula Britton & P.Wilson 1923
plant species in the myrtaceae family
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Eugenia moensis Britton & P.Wilson 1920
plant species in the myrtaceae family
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