Roger Spencer – publications
Refereed journal articles
Udovicic F. and Spencer R.D. (2012). New combinations in Callistemon (Myrtaceae). Muelleria 30, 23–25.
Virtue, J.G., Spencer, R.D., Weiss, J.E. and Reichard, S.E. (2008). Australia's Botanic Gardens weed risk assessment procedure. Plant Protection Quarterly 23(4), 166–178.
Spencer, R.D. and Cross, R.G. (2007). The cultigen. Taxon 56, 938–940.
Spencer, R.D. (1995). The Horticultural flora of south-eastern Australia and the Greenlife Database. Acta Horticulturae 413, 121–124.
Lumley, P.F. and Spencer, R.D. (1990). Two new species of Callistemon R.Br. (Myrtaceae). Muelleria 7, 253–258.
Lumley, P.F. and Spencer, R.D. (1988). Nomenclatural notes on Callistemon R.Br. (Myrtaceae). Muelleria 6, 411–415.
Spencer, R.D. and Lumley, P.F. (1986). Two new species of Callistemon R.Br. Muelleria 6, 293–298.
Lumley, P.F. and Spencer, R.D. (1982). Trees in Botanic Gardens 8 – Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. Arboricultural Journal 6, 23–35.
Books
Cross, R. and Spencer, R. (2009). Sustainable gardens. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood.
Spencer, R. and Cross, R. (2007). Plant names: a guide to botanical nomenclature, 3rd edn. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood.
Spencer, R.D. (2005). A horticultural flora of south-eastern Australia. Flowering plants, monocotyledons. University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.
Spencer, R.D. (2002). A horticultural flora of south-eastern Australia. Flowering plants, dicotyledons, part 2. University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.
Spencer, R.D. (2002). A horticultural flora of south-eastern Australia. Flowering plants, dicotyledons, part 3. University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.
Spencer, R.D. (1997). A horticultural flora of south-eastern Australia. Flowering plants, dicotyledons, part 1. University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.
Spencer, R.D. (1995). A horticultural flora of south-eastern Australia. Ferns, conifers and their allies. University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.
Spencer, R.D., Hawker, J. and Lumley, P.F. (1991) Elms in Australia. Ornamental Plants 3. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, South Yarra.
Lumley, P.F. and Spencer, R.D. (1990) Plant names: a guide to botanical nomenclature. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, South Yarra.
Spencer, R.D. (1987). Growing silver, grey and blue foliage plants. Kangaroo Press, Sydney.
Lumley, P.F.L., Dyke, J., Spencer, R.D. and Gardiner, A.D. (1982). Trees and gardens of the gold-mining era. Ministry of Planning, Melbourne.
Book chapters and flora treatments
Spencer, R. and Cross, R. (2008). The cultigen. In N. Groendijk-Wilders, C. Alexander, R.G. van den Berg and W.L.A. Hetterscheid (eds), ISHS Acta Horticulturae: V international symposium on the taxonomy of cultivated plants, pp. 163–167. International Society of Horticultural Science, Wageningen.
Spencer, R.D. (2002). Araucaria, p. 24. Bamboo, p. 70. Botany, pp. 100–101. Conifer, pp. 155–157. Plant collecting pp. 478–479. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, p. 522. In R. Aitken and M. Looker (eds), The Oxford companion to Australian gardens. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne.
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.
Spencer, R.D. and Lumley, P.F. (1991). Callistemon R.Br. In G. Harden (ed.) Flora of New South Wales, pp. 193–198. University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.
Spencer, R.D. and Lumley, P.F. (1986). Callistemon R.Br. In J.P. Jessop and H.R. Toelken (eds), Flora of South Australia, part II, Leguminosae – Rubiaceae, pp. 894–897. South Australian Government Printing Division, Adelaide.
Theses
Spencer, R.D. (1972). Algal pollution and marine fouling in Port Phillip Bay. Ph.D. thesis, University of Melbourne.
Spencer, R.D. (1970). An ecological study of the sub-tidal macrophytic vegetation of three selected areas of Port Phillip Bay: Werribee, Altona and Carrum. M.Sc. thesis, University of Melbourne.
Spencer, R.D. (1968). Growth studies on a euryhaline marine flagellate Brachymonas marina. Honours Thesis, Botany Department, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Other articles
Spencer, R.D. (2002). Foreword. In H.F. Glen, Cultivated plants of southern Africa. Jacana, Johannesburg.
Spencer, R.D. (1998). Book review: The Australian garden. Reviewed in The New Plantsman 5, 246.
Spencer, R.D. (1994). Book review: The World Conifer Data Pool. Conifer Society of Australia Newsletter 13.
Spencer, R. (1992). Book review: A taxonomic revision of Lamium (Lamiaceae). Muelleria 7, 555.
Spencer, R.D. (1987). Book review: Bamboos of China. Garden Journal 7, 257–8.
Spencer, R.D. (1981). Table of trees suitable for street planting in Victoria. In T.E. Arthur and S.D. Martin (eds), Street tree directory. RAIPR (Vict. Region), Melbourne.
Last updated 27 Jun 2012