Research Scientist, Western Australian Herbarium.
Employed under the Biodiversity Conservation Initiative (BCI) programme: Resolution and description of new plant species in the Yilgarn ironstone and Ravensthorpe Range areas subject to mining interest

I have taxonomic expertise in the following groups: Sphaerolobium (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae), Synaphea (Proteaceae: Conospermeae) and Tetratheca (Elaeocarpaceae, formerly Tremandraceae) and have been involved in both taxonomic revision, phylogenetic research using both morphological and molecular characters, and conservation biology.

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2009

Butcher R (2009). Tetratheca plumosa (Elaeocarpaceae), a new species closely allied to Tetratheca similis from south-west Western Australia. Nuytsia 19, pp. 9–16

2008

Butcher R (2008). Platytheca anasima (Elaeocarpaceae) a new, geographically restricted species from the Whicher Range, south-west Western Australia. Nuytsia 18, pp. 31–37

Butcher R (2008). Rediscovery of Tetratheca nuda var. spartea (Elaeocarpaceae) in south-west Western Australia and elevation to specific rank. Nuytsia 18, pp. 39–47

Shepherd K, Butcher R (2008). Vale Lorraine Cobb, April 12th 1951-April 5th 2008. Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 135, pp. 8–15

2007

Butcher R (2007). Tetratheca pilata (Elaeocarpaceae), a new and apparently rare species from the Ongerup area of south-west Western Australia. Nuytsia 17, pp. 127–133

Butcher R (2007). A report on the conservation biology of Synaphea trifolina R.Butcher ms. (=Synaphea sp. Pinjarra (R. Davis 6578)) (Proteaceae: Conospermeae), a critically endangered Pinjarra Plain endemic shrub. Department of Environment and Conservation, Kensington, WA. 89 p.

Butcher R (2007). New taxa of leafless Tetratheca (Elaeocarpaceae, formerly Tremandraceae) from Western Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 20, pp. 139–160

Butcher R (2007). Four new conservation-listed species of Synaphea (Proteaceae: Conospermineae) from the jarrah forest region of south-west Western Australia. Nuytsia 17, pp. 97–116

Butcher R (2007). Tetratheca exasperata and T. phoenix (Elaeocarpaceae), two new conservation-listed species allied to T. setigera, from south-west Western Australia. Nuytsia 17, pp. 117–126

Butcher R, Byrne M, Crayn DM (2007). Evidence for convergent evolution among phylogenetically distant rare species of Tetratheca (Elaeocarpaceae, formerly Tremandraceae) from Western Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 20, pp. 126–138

Butcher R, Markey AS (2007). Persoonia manotricha (Proteaceae: Persoonioideae), a new species associated with banded iron formation ranges in the midwest region, Western Australia. Nuytsia 17, pp. 135–146

Wege JA, Shepherd KA, Butcher R (2007). Special edition of Nuytsia launched. Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 133, pp. 42–43

Wege JA, Shepherd KA, Butcher R (2007). Preface. Nuytsia 17, p. i

Wege JA, Shepherd KA, Butcher R (eds) (2007). Nuytsia. Volume 17 (2007). Department of Environment and Conservation, Kensington, WA. pp. 1–492

2006

Butcher R (2006). Synaphea xela (Proteaceae: Conosperminae), a new species from the Jurien-Eneabba area of south-west Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 89, pp. 123–127

2005

Butcher R, Sage LW (2005). Tetratheca fordiana (Elaeocarpaceae), a new species from the Pilbara of Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 88, pp. 73–76

Coates DJ, Patrick S, Butcher R (2005). Drummond to DNA: evolutionary patterns and conservation of the southwest flora. Curtin University of Technology, Department of Environmental Biology, Bulletin 27, pp. 63–76

2004

Butcher R (2004). A survey of gazetted and proposed declared rare species of Synaphea (Proteaceae) occurring on the Pinjarra plain. Department of Conservation and Land Management, Woodvale, WA. 141 p.

Butcher R, Chappill JA (2004). A revision of the Sphaerolobium fornicatum complex (Leguminosae: Mirbelieae) from south-west Western Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 17, pp. 423–439

2002

Rozefelds AC, Butcher R, Murray W (2002). The species of Sphaerolobium (Fabaceae) in Tasmania. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 136, pp. 153–158

2001

Butcher R (2001). Sphaerolobium benetectum (Leguminosae: Mirbelieae), a new species from south- west Western Australia. Nuytsia 13, pp. 449–455

Butcher R, Byrne M, Coates D (2001). DNA sequence variation in the declared rare species Tetratheca aphylla, T. paynterae and T. harperi (Tremandraceae): report submitted to Portman Iron Ore. Department of Conservation and Land Management, Kensington. 28 p.

Butcher R, Chappill JA (2001). Sphaerolobium macranthum (Leguminosae: Mirbelieae) complex revised. Australian Systematic Botany 14, pp. 155–173

2000

Butcher R (2000). Synaphea brachyceras (Proteaceae: Conospermeae), new species from the Arthur River area in south-west Western Australia. Nuytsia 13, pp. 265–271

1998

Butcher R (1998). Sphaerolobium pubescens and Sphaerolobium rostratum (Leguminosae: Mirbelieae), a new species from Western Australia. Nuytsia 12, pp. 171–178