Robert John Bates Explained

Robert John Bates
Birth Date:	1946
Birth Place:	Australia
Fields:	Botany
Workplaces:	Adelaide regional South Australia
Nationality:	Australian
Author Abbrev Bot:	R.J. Bates

Robert J. "Rob" Bates (born 1946) is an Australian botanist, plant collector, and illustrator.^[1]

Biography

Bates grew up in Mylor, South Australia,^[2] and has been living in Fairview Park, Adelaide for more than 40 years.^[3]

Professionally, Bates is primarily known for his interest in spermatophytes,^[4] in particular, the study of South Australian orchids, where he has described at least 68 species.^[5]

Publications

His publications include:

• 1978. Pollination of orchids – Part 9. Self pollination. Journal of the Native Orchid Society of South Australia 3, 7–8.
• 1982. Observations of pollen vectors on Caladenia congesta. Journal of the Native Orchid Society of South Australia 6, 37–38.
• 1984a. The ecology and biology of Caladenia rigida (Orchidaceae). South Australian Naturalist 56–59, 63–65. 58,
• 1984b. Pollination of Caladenia: an overview. Orchadian 7, 269–270.
• 1984c. The genus Microtis. (Orchidaceae). A Taxonomic revision with notes on Biology. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 7, 45–89.
• 1985a. Checklist of Australian Terrestrial Orchid Hybrids. Journal of the Native Orchid Society of South Australia
• 1985b. Colourful Thelymitra hybrids. Orchadian 8, 119–121.
• 1990. (with J.Z. Weber) Orchids of South Australia. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia.^[6]
• 1991 (with D.L. Jones) Australian Orchid Research 2: 77.
• 1995. The species of Wurmbea (Liliaceae) in South Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 16.
• 1996. Little known South Australian Spider Orchids. Orchadian 12, 29–32.^[7]
• 1999. Self pollinated sun orchids of the Thelymitra pauciflora – T. longifolia alliance in Australia. The Orchadian, 13(2): 65–68.
• 2007. A review of South Australian Wurmbea (Colchicaceae-Liliaceae): keys, new taxa and combinations, and notes. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 21.
• 2008. New combinations in Pterostylis and Caladenia and other name changes in the Orchidaceae of South Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 22.^[8]
• 2010 The Thelymitra pauciflora R.Br. complex (Orchidaceae) in South Australia with the description of seven new taxa. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 24.^[9]

See also

• Pollination of orchids

External links

• Robert John Bates at Wikispecies
• Robert John Bates at The International Plant Names Index
• Journal Search for Bates (18 articles) at Swainsona and Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens

Notes and References

1. Web site: CHAH - Australian Plant Collectors & Illustrators (B). www.anbg.gov.au. 2019-06-29.
2. Web site: South Australian Thelymitra. adminorchid. 2016-01-19. Australian Orchid Foundation. en. 2019-06-30.
3. Web site: A PUTATIVE HYBRID BETWEEN PRASOPHYLLUM ARCHER' AND P. DESPECTANS (ORCHIDACEAE). Bates. R.. 1979.
4. Web site: IPNI Author Details. www.ipni.org. 2019-06-30.
5. Web site: Category:Robert John Bates taxa - Wikispecies. species.m.wikimedia.org. 2019-06-29.
6. Web site: Orchids of South Australia. Bates. R. J..
7. Peakall. Rod. Brown. Graham R.. Bower. Colin C.. Faast. Renate. Phillips. Ryan D.. 2009-08-19. Implications of pollination by food and sexual deception for pollinator specificity, fruit set, population genetics and conservation of Caladenia (Orchidaceae). Australian Journal of Botany. en. 57. 4. 287–306. 10.1071/BT08154. 1444-9862.
8. Web site: Caladenia saxatilis : Star Spider-Orchid. Atlas of Living Australia. bie.ala.org.au. en-AU. 2019-06-29.
9. Web site: Vol. 24, 20 December 2010 of Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens on JSTOR. www.jstor.org. en. 2019-06-30.