William John Baker

William John Baker

William John Baker (born 1972), British botanist, whose specialism is fundamental plant diversity research, including taxonomy, systematics, phylogenetics, evolution and biogeography of angiosperms, especially palms.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE UK (in 2021)

IPNI standard form: W.J.Baker

Taxon names authored

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• 16 taxon names authored by William John Baker

Publications

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• Buerki, S., Callmander, M.W., Acevedo-Rodriguez, P., Lowry, P.P., Munzinger, J., Bailey, P., Maurin, O., Brewer, G.E., Epitawalage, N., Baker, W.J. & Forest, F. 2021. An updated infra-familial classification of Sapindaceae based on targeted enrichment data. American Journal of Botany 108(7): 1234–1251. DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1693 Reference page. 
• Clarkson, J.J., Zuntini, A.R., Maurin, O., Downie, S.R., Plunkett, G.M., Nicolas, A.N., Smith, J.F., Feist, M.A.E., Gutierrez, K., Malakasi, P., Bailey, P., Brewer, G.E., Epitawalage, N., Zmarzty, S., Forest, F. & Baker, W.J. 2021. A higher‐level nuclear phylogenomic study of the carrot family (Apiaceae). American Journal of Botany 108(7): 1252–1269 DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1701 Reference page. 
• Gardner, E.M., Garner, M., Cowan, R., Dodsworth, S., Epitawalage, N., Arifiani, D., Baker, W.J., Forest, F., Maurin, O., Zerega, N.J.C., Monro, A.K. & Hipp, A.L. 2021. Repeated parallel losses of inflexed stamens in Moraceae: phylogenomics and generic revision of the tribe Moreae and the reinstatement of the tribe Olmedieae (Moraceae). Taxon 70(5): 946–988. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12526 Reference page. 
• Larridon, I., Zuntini, A.R., Léveillé‐Bourret, É., Barrett, R.L., Starr, J.R., Muasya, M., Villaverde, T., Bauters, K., Brewer, G.E., Bruhl, J.J., Costa, S.M., Elliott, T.L., Epitawalage, N., Escudero, M., Fairlie, I., Goetghebeur, P., Hipp, A.L., Jiménez-Mejías, P., Sabino Kikuchi, I.A.B., Luceño, M., Márquez‐Corro, J.I., Martín-Bravo, S., Maurin, O., Pokorny, L., Roalson, E.H., Semmouri, I., Simpson, D.A., Spalink, D., Thomas, W.W., Wilson, K.L., Xanthos, M., Forest, F. & Baker, W.J. 2021. A new classification of Cyperaceae (Poales) supported by phylogenomic data. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 59(4): 842–895. DOI: 10.1111/jse.12757 Reference page. 
• Larridon, I., Zuntini, A.R., Barrett, R.L., Wilson, K.L., Bruhl, J.J. Goetghebeur, P., Baker, W.J., Brewer, G.E., Epitawalage, N., Fairlie, I., Forest, F., Sabino Kikuchi, I.A.B., Pokorny, L., Semmouri, I., Spalink, D., Simpson, D.A., Muasya, A.M. & Roalson, E.H. 2021. Resolving generic limits in Cyperaceae tribe Abildgaardieae using targeted sequencing. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 196(2): 163–187. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boaa099 Reference page. 
• Zuntini, A.R., Frankel, L.P., Pokorny, L., Forest, F. & Baker, W.J. 2021. A comprehensive phylogenomic study of the monocot order Commelinales, with a new classification of Commelinaceae. American Journal of Botany 108(7): 1066–1086. DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1698 Reference page. 
• Joyce, E.M., Appelhans, M.S., Buerki, S., Cheek, M., de Vos, J.M., Pirani, J.R., Zuntini, A.R., Bachelier, J.B., Bayly, M.J., Callmander, M.W. & Devecchi, M.F., Pell, S.K., Groppo, M., Lowry, P.P. II, Mitchell, J., Siniscalchi, C.M., Munzinger, J., Orel, H.K., Pannell, C.M., Nauheimer, L., Sauquet, H., Weeks, A., Muellner-Riehl, A.N., Leitch, I.J., Maurin, O., Forest, F., Nargar, K., Thiele, K.R., Baker, W.J. & Crayn, D.M. 2023. Phylogenomic analyses of Sapindales support new family relationships, rapid Mid-Cretaceous hothouse diversification, and heterogeneous histories of gene duplication. Frontiers in Plant Science 14: 1–14. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1063174 Reference page. 

References

• Dr William J Baker | Kew. Accessed: 15 March 2023.