Robert John Bates

Biography

Publications

• 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. South Australian Naturalist 56–59, 63–65. 58,
• 1984b. Pollination of Caladenia: an overview. Orchadian 7, 269–270.
• 1984c. The genus Microtis.. 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. Orchids of South Australia. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia.
• 1991 Australian Orchid Research 2: 77.
• 1995. The species of Wurmbea in South Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 16.
• 1996. Little known South Australian Spider Orchids. Orchadian 12, 29–32.
• 1999. Self pollinated sun orchids of the Thelymitra pauciflora – T. longifolia alliance in Australia. The Orchadian, 13: 65–68.
• 2007. A review of South Australian Wurmbea : 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.
• 2010 The Thelymitra pauciflora R.Br. complex in South Australia with the description of seven new taxa. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 24.