Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. (30 October 1991), Acacia tesellata, A. cangaiensis and A. dangarensis (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae), three new species from Northern New South Wales, Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 4(3): 579 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "New South Wales: Camerons Forestry Camp (lower slope of Mt Boss), Mt Boss State Forest, 43 km NW. of Wauchope, alt. c. 850 m, 31°11′S., 152°23′ E., small spindly tree 10m high (some trees 15m), with grey bark and cream coloured flowers, on steep mountain slope, R. Coveny 6007, P. Hind & R. Hancock, 15.ii.1975 (NSW 10782), voucher for phyto-chemical survey by Tindale & Roux. isotypi: A, AD, B, BM, BRI, CANB, CBG, CHR, DAR, G, HO, K, L, LE, MEL, MO, NE, NY, P, PERTH, RSA, TL, UC, UNSW, US, Z."

• Etymology: "The specific epithet refers to the tessellated bark."

Morrison, D.A. & Davies, S.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 360 [secondary reference]

Kodela, P.G. & Tindale, M.D. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 4, Fig. 2A-C, Map 5 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. (9 July 2001), Wattle - Acacias of Australia: - [secondary reference]

Kodela, P.G. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 420 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 490 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma tessellatum (Tindale & Kodela) Pedley legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma tessellatum (Tindale & Kodela) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW

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