William (Bill) Robert Barker is an Honorary Research Associate of the

State Herbarium of South Australia The State Herbarium of South Australia, sometimes called the South Australian Herbarium, and having the herbarium code, AD, is located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is one of several State and Commonwealth herbaria in Australia. The Depart ...

. He is a former Chief Botanist of the State Herbarium. With

Robyn Mary Barker Robyn M. Barker (born 1948) is an Honorary Research Associate of the South Australian Herbarium. She now works part-time, her duties include maintenance of the Vascular Plant Census for the State. Barker's research interests also include syst ...

and

Laurence Haegi Laurence is an English and French given name (usually female in French and usually male in English). The English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and it originates from a French form of the Latin ''Laurentius'', a name meaning "man from ...

he had a particular interest in ''

Hakea ''Hakea'' ( ) is a genus of about 150 species of plants in the Family ''Proteaceae'', endemic to Australia. They are shrubs or small trees with leaves that are sometimes flat, otherwise circular in cross section in which case they are sometimes d ...

'' in the family

Proteaceae The Proteaceae form a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises 83 genera with about 1,660 known species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae, they make up the order Pro ...

. He was also involved in taxonomic revisions of ''

Lawrencia ''Lawrencia'' is a plant genus in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia. Systematics Species include: *'' Lawrencia berthae'' (F.Muell.) Melville - Showy Lawrencia *'' Lawrencia buchananensis'' Lander *'' Lawrencia chrysode ...

'', ''

Lasiopetalum ''Lasiopetalum'', commonly known as velvet bushes, is a genus of about forty-five species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, all endemic to Australia. Description Most species of ''Lasiopetalum'' are spreading or prostrate, many ...

'' and ''

Spyridium ''Spyridium'' is a genus of about thirty species of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Spyridium'' are shrubs or subshrubs usually with small leaves, flowers usually in clusters of smal ...

''. In his retirement he is presently involved in outstanding research work, finalising revisions and publications. Dr. Barker is a life member and is the current President of the

Australasian Systematic Botany Society Australasian is the adjectival form of Australasia, a geographical region including Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea. Australasian may also refer to: Institutions Commercial * Australasian Correctional Management, private company running ...

. His primary research expertise is in Biodiversity discovery, Species and populations and Ecological processes.

Selected publications

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, William Robert 1948 births 20th-century Australian botanists Living people 21st-century Australian botanists