Richard Thomas Baker

Australian botanist (1854-1941).

Richard Thomas Baker (1 December 1854 – 14 July 1941) was an Australian economic botanist, museum curator and educator.

Abbreviations: R.T.Baker
Occupations: university teacher, curator, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom, Australia
Languages: English
Dates: 1854-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1941-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Woolwich
Direct attributions: 56 plants, 1 fungus
Authorship mentions: 69 plants, 1 fungus

56 plants attributed, 13 plants contributed to69 plants:

Acacia cambagei (Gidgee) R.T.Baker 1901
plant species in the fabaceae family
Acacia cambagei, commonly known as gidgee, gidyea, gidya, gidgea or stinking wattle is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to north-eastern Australia. It is a spreading, foul-smelling tree with narrowly elliptic to linear phyllodes, spherical heads of golden yellow flowers, and narrowly oblong, papery pods up to 130 mm (5.1 in) long.
Eucalyptus delegatensis (Alpine Ash) R.T.Baker 1900
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus delegatensis, commonly known as alpine ash, gum-topped stringybark, white-top and in Victoria as woollybutt, is a species of tree that is endemic to southeastern Australia. It has a straight trunk with rough, fibrous to stringy bark on the lower half of the trunk, smooth white bark above, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and fifteen, white flowers and barrel-shaped or hemispherical fruit.
Eucalyptus smithii (Gully-gum) R.T.Baker 1899
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus smithii, commonly known as the gully gum, gully peppermint, blackbutt peppermint, or ironbark peppermint, is a species of medium-sized to tall tree, sometimes a mallee, that is endemic to southeastern Australia. It has rough, compact bark on the trunk, smooth ribbony bark above, narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped, bell-shaped or hemispherical fruit.
Eucalyptus viridis (Green Mallee) R.T.Baker 1900
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus viridis, commonly known as the green mallee, is a species of mallee or small tree that is endemic to south-eastern, continental Australia. It has rough fibrous or flaky bark on the lower trunk, smooth bark above, linear to narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, white flowers and cup-shaped fruit.
Eucalyptus umbra (White-mahogany) R.T.Baker 1901
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus umbra, known as the broad-leaved white mahogany, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to northern New South Wales. It has rough, fibrous to stringy bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven to fifteen, white flowers and cup-shaped to hemispherical fruit.
Eucalyptus polybractea (Blue Mallee) R.T.Baker 1901
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus polybractea, commonly known as the blue-leaved mallee or simply blue mallee, is a species of mallee that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has rough, fibrous or flaky bark on the lower part of the trunk, smooth greyish or brownish bark above, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and cup-shaped or barrel-shaped fruit.
Eucalyptus oreades (Blue-mountains-ash) R.T.Baker 1900
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus oreades, commonly known as the Blue Mountains ash, white ash or smooth-barked mountain ash, is a species of medium-sized to tall tree that is native to eastern Australia. It has smooth, powdery whitish bark with rough bark near the base, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped to cylindrical fruit.
Eucalyptus intertexta (Gum-barked Coolibah) R.T.Baker 1900
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus intertexta, commonly known as inland red box, western red box, gum coolibah or the bastard coolibah, is a species of tree that is endemic to central Australia. It has rough, fibrous or flaky bark on the base of the trunk, smooth white to brownish bark above, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven on the ends of branchlets, white flowers and cup-shaped to hemispherical fruit.
Eucalyptus bridgesiana (Apple Box) R.T.Baker 1898
vulnerable plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus bridgesiana, commonly known as apple box, apple, apple gum or but-but, is a medium to large sized tree. It has rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth grey bark above, glossy green, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and hemispherical fruit.
Leptospermum liversidgei (Lemon-scented Tea-tree) R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. 1905
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Leptospermum liversidgei, commonly known as the olive tea-tree, is a species of compact shrub that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has narrow egg-shaped, lemon-scented leaves, white or pink flowers and woody fruit that remain on the plant at maturity.
Eucalyptus laevopinea (Silver-top Stringybark) R.T.Baker 1898
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus laevopinea, commonly known as the silver top stringybark, is a tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough, stringy greyish bark on the trunk and larger branches, glossy green, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and hemispherical or shortened spherical fruit.
Eucalyptus angophoroides (Apple-topped Box) R.T.Baker 1901
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus angophoroides, commonly known as the apple-topped box, apple box or apple gum, is a tree endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has rough, flaky or fibrous bark on its trunk and larger branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, white flowers and conical to hemispherical fruit.
Eucalyptus thozetiana (Mountain Yapunyah) F.Muell. ex R.T.Baker 1906
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus thozetiana is a species of tree that is native to inland north-eastern Australia. It has smooth bark, or sometimes with rough bark near the base, linear to lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and urn-shaped, barrel-shaped or cylindrical fruit.
Eucalyptus morrisii (Gray Mallee) R.T.Baker 1900
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus morrisii, commonly known as grey mallee, is a species of mallee or straggly tree that is endemic to western New South Wales. It has rough, fibrous or flaky bark on some or all of the trunk, smooth greyish bark above, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds usually in groups of three, white flowers and conical or hemispherical fruit.
Eucalyptus dawsonii (Slaty Gum) R.T.Baker 1899
vulnerable plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus dawsonii, known as slaty gum or slaty box, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to a small area of New South Wales. It has smooth, white, grey or yellow bark, sometimes with a short stocking of rough, flaky bark, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven on a branching inflorescence, white flowers and conical to barrel-shaped fruit.
Eucalyptus carnea (Broad-leaved White Mahogany) R.T.Baker 1906
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus carnea, known as the thick-leaved mahogany or broad-leaved white mahogany, is a species of tree that is endemic to coastal areas of eastern Australia. It has rough, stringy bark from the trunk to the thinnest branches, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and cup-shaped to hemispherical fruit.
Eucalyptus camphora (Mountain Swamp Gum) R.T.Baker 1899
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus camphora, commonly known as swamp gum is a flowering plant that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a species of small to medium-sized tree with smooth bark, sometimes rough at the base, broadly lance-shaped to egg-shaped or elliptic adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and conical fruit. There are two subspecies, subspecies camphora, commonly known as broad-leaved sally or swamp gum and subspecies humeana, commonly known as mountain swamp gum.
Acacia muelleriana Maiden & R.T.Baker 1894
plant species in the fabaceae family
Acacia muelleriana is a species of Acacia native to eastern Australia.
Acacia dawsonii (Poverty Wattle) R.T.Baker 1897
plant species in the fabaceae family
Acacia dawsonii commonly known as poverty wattle, Dawson's wattle, or mitta wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern, continental Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub with very narrowly elliptic to linear phyllodes, spherical heads of light golden yellow flowers and linear, thinly leathery pods.
Acacia baeuerlenii Maiden & R.T.Baker 1895
plant species in the fabaceae family
Acacia baeuerlenii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to a small area in eastern Australia. It is a slender shrub with mostly narrowly elliptic phyllodes, racemes of spherical heads of creamy-white flowers, and leathery pods.
Eucalyptus rossii (Western Scribbly Gum) R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. 1902
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus rossii, commonly known as inland scribbly gum or white gum, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It has smooth bark with insect scribbles, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between nine and fifteen, white flowers and hemispherical or shortened spherical fruit.
Eucalyptus apiculata (Narrow-leaf Mountain Mallee) R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. 1902
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus apiculata, commonly known as the narrow-leaved mallee ash and is a mallee that is endemic to New South Wales. It has smooth white or greyish bark, narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three to seven, white flowers and urn-shaped or barrel-shaped fruit.
Darwinia grandiflora (Benth.) R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. 1917
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Darwinia grandiflora is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a dense, mat forming, prostrate shrub with clusters of tubular red flowers and is endemic to New South Wales.
Cryptocarya foetida (Stinking Cryptocarya) R.T.Baker 1905
plant species in the lauraceae family
Cryptocarya foetida, commonly known as stinking cryptocarya or stinking laurel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a small to medium-sized tree with egg-shaped to elliptic leaves, cream coloured, unpleasantly perfumed, tube-shaped flowers, and spherical black to purplish drupes.
Angophora melanoxylon (Coolabah Apple) R.T.Baker 1900
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Angophora melanoxylon, commonly known as Coolabah apple, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and branches, linear to narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three or seven, white or creamy white flowers and cup-shaped, cylindrical or barrel-shaped fruit.
Acacia difformis (Drooping Wattle) R.T.Baker 1897
plant species in the fabaceae family
Acacia difformis commonly known as drooping wattle, Wyalong wattle or mystery wattle is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to continental south-eastern Australia. It is a shrub or rounded tree that often forms suckers and has narrowly lance-shaped to narrowly elliptic or linear phyllodes, spherical heads of light golden yellow flowers and pods that are thinly leathery to crusty, and more or less resemble a string of beads.
Melaleuca irbyana (Weeping Paperbark) R.T.Baker 1912
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Melaleuca irbyana, commonly known as weeping paperbark, bushhouse paperbark and swamp paperbark, is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. It is a shrub or small tree, often growing in pure stands in poorly drained areas. Its distribution is limited and it has been classified as an endangered species under legislation in both states and the forest as critically endangered under Australian government legislation.
Isopogon dawsonii (Nepean Conebush) R.T.Baker 1895
plant species in the proteaceae family
Isopogon dawsonii, commonly known as the Nepean conebush, is a shrub of the family Proteaceae and is endemic eastern to New South Wales. It has pinnate leaves with narrow segments and spherical heads of creamy yellow to greyish white flowers.
Eucalyptus rodwayi (Swamp Peppermint) R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. 1912
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus rodwayi, commonly known as the swamp peppermint, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to Tasmania. It has rough, fibrous to flaky bark on the trunk and branches, narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and conical to hemispherical fruit.
Eucalyptus fergusonii (Grey Ironbark) R.T.Baker 1919
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eucalyptus paniculata, commonly known as grey ironbark, is a species of tree that is endemic to New South Wales. It has dark-coloured, deeply furrowed ironbark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven on a branched peduncle, white flowers and conical, hemispherical or cup-shaped fruit.
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