Philip Barker Webb (10 July 1793 – 31 August 1854) was an English botanist.
Life
thumb|right|Webb family mausoleum at Milford, Surrey, containing Philip Barker-Webb's tomb
Webb was born to a wealthy, aristocratic family; his father was the lord of the manors of Witley and Milford, in Surrey, England. He settled in Paris, but returned to Italy in the later years of his life, before being struck by illness while travelling in Europe. He died in England in August 1854.
The former genera Barkerwebbia and Webbia were named after him.
Works
- With Theodor von Heldreich he edited the exsiccata Catalogus plantarum hispanicarum in Provincia Giennensi (Provincia de Jaén) anno 1849 a Antonio Blanco lectarum to distribute a series of plant specimens collected by Antonio Blanco.