Edmund Gilbert Baker
British botanist and pharmacist (1864–1949)
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Edmund Gilbert Baker (1864–1949) was a British plant collector and botanist. He was the son of John Gilbert Baker.
Edmund Gilbert Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1864 |
| Died | 1949 (aged 84–85) |
| Occupation | Plant Collector Botanist |
| Scientific career | |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Baker f. |
Works
- Synopsis of Malveae, 1895
- The plants of Milanji, Nyassa-land. Con James Britten. 1894
- Catalogue of the Plants collected by Mr. & Mrs. P.A. Talbot in the Oban district, South Nigeria. London (impreso por orden de Trustees, British Museum (Natural History)
- Leguminosae of Tropical Africa, part 1, [1]-215, in 1926; part 2, [i-iii], 216-607, Jul 1929; part 3, [i-iii], 608-693, from 1930.[1]
Among species he named are Banksia burdettii and Banksia ashbyi.[2]