Roger David Spencer
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Roger David Spencer is an Australia horticultural botanist.
was born at Alfreton
, Derbyshire
. He has an honours degree in botany from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
, a Masters and Doctorate degrees from the University of Melbourne
(in phycology
) and a technical certificate in Gardening and Turf Maintenance from Oakleigh Technical College, Melbourne. He is currently Horticultural Botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne where he works in the Plant Identification Service, contributing locally and internationally to the study of cultivated plant taxonomy
.
He has written popular articles on horticultural taxonomy for various journals and newspapers, and a regular column on plant names for Australian Horticulture, also several books on topics including landscape conservation, elms, silver foliage plants and between 1995 ans 2005 the five-volume Horticultural Flora
of South-eastern Australia and an international third edition of the booklet Plant Names, and a book Sustainable Gardens with Rob Cross. He has contributed to the Australian native Floras of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia, and is currently chairman of the Australian Cultivar Registration Authority
.
Horticultural botany
Horticultural botany is the study of the botany of current and potential cultivated plants, with emphasis on the ornamental plants of horticulture, by a horticultural botanist or plantsman—plantsperson."-Horticultural botanists:...
was born at Alfreton
Alfreton
Alfreton is a town and civil parish in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, adjoining the Bolsover and North East Derbyshire districts. It was formerly a Norman Manor and later an Urban District. The population of the Alfreton Ward was 7,928 at the 2001 Census...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
. He has an honours degree in botany from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. Often colloquially known as Aber, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol....
, a Masters and Doctorate degrees from the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
(in phycology
Phycology
Phycology is the scientific study of algae. Phycology is a branch of life science and often is regarded as a subdiscipline of botany....
) and a technical certificate in Gardening and Turf Maintenance from Oakleigh Technical College, Melbourne. He is currently Horticultural Botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne where he works in the Plant Identification Service, contributing locally and internationally to the study of cultivated plant taxonomy
Cultivated plant taxonomy
Cultivated plant taxonomy is the study of the theory and practice of the science that identifies, describes, classifies, and names cultigens—those plants whose origin or selection is primarily due to intentional human activity...
.
He has written popular articles on horticultural taxonomy for various journals and newspapers, and a regular column on plant names for Australian Horticulture, also several books on topics including landscape conservation, elms, silver foliage plants and between 1995 ans 2005 the five-volume Horticultural Flora
Horticultural flora
A horticultural flora, also known as a garden flora, is a plant identification aid structured in the same way as a native plants flora. It servies the same purpose to facilitate plant identification, however it only includes plants that are under cultivation as ornamental plants growing within the...
of South-eastern Australia and an international third edition of the booklet Plant Names, and a book Sustainable Gardens with Rob Cross. He has contributed to the Australian native Floras of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia, and is currently chairman of the Australian Cultivar Registration Authority
Australian Cultivar Registration Authority
The Australian Cultivar Registration Authority is the International Cultivar Registration Authority for Australian plant genera, excluding those genera or groups for which other ICRAs have been appointed...
.
Selection of Publications
- Spencer, R.D. 1987. Growing Silver, Grey and Blue Foliage Plants. Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst. ISBN 0864171080.
- Spencer, R.D., Hawker, J. & Lumley, P. F. 1991. Elms in Australia. Ornamental Plants 3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. ISBN 0724199624.
- Spencer, R.D. 1995-2005. A Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volumes 1-5. Univ. NSW Press, Sydney.
- Spencer, R.D., Cross, R.J. Lumley, P.F. 2007. Plant Names, A Guide To Botanical Nomenclature. Edition 3. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood. ISBN 0643094406.
- Cross, R. & Spencer, R. 2009. Sustainable Gardens. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood. ISBN 0643094222.
- Spencer, R.D. & Cross, R.G. 2007. "The cultigen". Taxon 56(3):938-940
- Spencer, R.D. & Lumley, P.F. 1986. Two new species of Callistemon R.Br. Muelleria 6:293-298
- Lumley, P.F. & Spencer, R.D. 1990. Two new species of Callistemon R.Br. (Myrtaceae). Muelleria 7(2):253-258
- Spencer, R.D. 1999. "Cultivated Plants and the Codes Of Nomenclature – Towards The Resolution of a Demarcation Dispute". In: S. Andrews, A.C. Leslie and C. Alexander (eds). Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants: Third International Symposium, pp. 171–181. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.