Robert Royce

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Robert Dunlop Royce (14 March 1914 10 July 2008) was an Australian botanist. He was curator of the Western Australian Herbarium from 1960 to 1974.

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The Western Australian Herbarium is the State Herbarium in Perth, Western Australia. It is part of the State government's Department of Parks and Wildlife, and has responsibility for the description and documentation of the flora of Western Australia.

Born in Perth, Western Australia, he began his botanical career with the Western Australian Department of Agriculture in 1937. He transferred to the Western Australian Herbarium in 1944, and was appointed curator in 1960. One of his main research interests was the application of botany to agriculture, and to this end he undertook substantial research into toxic plants. He published numerous papers on a range of subjects, but does not appear to have described any new taxa. He also oversaw the planning and construction of the current herbarium building. He retired in 1974.

Department of Agriculture and Food, (DAFWA) was a Western Australian government department responsible for regulating and advancing agricultural and food industries within the state.

The genus Roycea and the species Eucalyptus roycei (Shark Bay Mallee) were named in his honour.

<i>Eucalyptus roycei</i> species of plant

Eucalyptus roycei, commonly known as Shark Bay mallee, is a mallee tree that is native to a small area along the Gascoyne coast of Western Australia.

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