''Lilium bakerianum'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the family ''

Liliaceae The lily family, Liliaceae, consists of about 15 genera and 610 species of flowering plants within the order Liliales. They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, often bulbous geophytes. Plants in this family have evolved with a fai ...

''. It was described by

Henry Collett Sir Henry Collett (6 March 1836 – 21 December 1901) was an English soldier and botanist. He served as an army officer in the East India Company. Life Collett was born in Thetford, Norfolk, the fourth son of Rev. W. Collett and his second wife ...

and William Hemsley. The species is named in honor of botanist

John Gilbert Baker John Gilbert Baker (13 January 1834 – 16 August 1920) was an England, English botanist. His son was the botanist Edmund Gilbert Baker (1864–1949). Biography Baker was born in Guisborough in North Yorkshire, the son of John and Mary (née ...

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Subspecies

The species is divided into the following subspecies: * ''Lilium bakerianum'' subsp. ''aureum'' * ''Lilium bakerianum'' subsp. ''bakerianum'' * ''Lilium bakerianum'' subsp. ''delavayi'' * ''Lilium bakerianum'' subsp. ''rubrum'' * ''Lilium bakerianum'' subsp. ''yunnanense''

References

Collett & Hemsl., 1890 ''In: J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 28: 138'' bakerianum Taxa named by William Hemsley (botanist) Taxa named by Henry Collett {{liliales-stub