William Houstoun

Scottish surgeon and botanist (1695-1733).

William Houstoun (occasionally spelt Houston) (1695?–1733) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who collected plants in the West Indies, New Spain and South America. Houstoun was born in Houston, Renfrewshire. He began a degree course in medicine at St Andrew's University but interrupted his studies to visit the West Indies, returning circa 1727. On 6 October 1727, he entered the University of Leyden to continue his studies under Boerhaave, graduating M.D. in 1729. It was during his time at Leyden that Houstoun became interested in the medicinal properties of plants. After returning to England

Abbreviations: Houst.
Occupations: surgeon, scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Scotland
Languages: English
Dates: 1695-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1733-08-14T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Renfrewshire
Authorship mentions: 4 plants, 0 fungi

4 plants contributed to4 plants:

Milleria Houst. ex L. 1753
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Milleria quinqueflora, with no commonly accepted English name, is a species of neotropical plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. It is the only species belonging to the genus Milleria.
Randia (Indigoberry) Houst. ex L. 1753
plant genus in the rubiaceae family
Randia, commonly known as indigoberry, is a mostly Neotropical genus of shrubs or small trees in the Rubiaceae. As of February 2022 Plants of the World Online lists a total of 112 accepted species in the genus. Several Australian species have been reassigned to the genus Atractocarpus. These include the garden plants Atractocarpus chartaceus and A. fitzalanii. Carl Linnaeus retained the name Randia, applied by Houston to commemorate Isaac Rand. Species of this genus are generally dioecious, with separate male and female plants, although exceptions exist. They are trees, shrubs, and lianas,
Bernardia (Myrtlecroton) Houst. ex Mill. 1754
plant genus in the euphorbiaceae family
Bernardia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described for modern science as a genus in 1754. It is native to North and South America, as well as the West Indies. Species Formerly included moved to other genera (Adelia, Adenophaedra, Garciadelia, Lasiocroton, Tetracoccus (Picrodendraceae))
Dalea scandens (Low Prairie Clover) (Houst. ex Mill.) R.T.Clausen 1946
plant species in the fabaceae family
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