| Name | Watson, William |
| Date of birth | 1715 |
| Date of death | 1787 |
| Remarks | [author note: Herbarium and types unknown] [collector note: E (col. 1865)] |
| ASA Botanist ID | 146600 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/1b80e7cc-61a5-484b-a675-e72d22004e7e |
| Variant name | William Watson, Sir |
| Author name | Watson |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Watson |
| Standard/Label Name | W. Watson |
| Full Name | Watson, William |
| Geography Collector | India |
| Specialty Author | Spermatophytes |
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Citation as Author | Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht |
| Citation as Collector | Index Herbariorum - Collectors T-Z |