Cowan, R.S. & Maslin, B.R. (25 July 1995), Acacia Miscellany 15. Five groups of microneurous species of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: section Plurinerves), mostly from Western Australia. Nuytsia 10(2): 227-228 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "c. 3.5 miles [5.6 km] NNW of Korbel towards Hines Hill, W.A., 3 Aug. 1971, B.R.Maslin 1758 (holo: PERTH 00700940; iso: CANB, K, NY)."

• Etymology: "The varietal epithet refers to the strongly arcuate pods, from per, Latin prefix denoting extreme condition and arcuatus, Latin for curved."

Briggs, J.D. & Leigh, J.H. (1996), Rare or Threatened Australian Plants: 90 [secondary reference]

Cowan, R.S. & Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 86-87, Fig. 18A-B, Map 126 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 449 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma ancistrophyllum var. perarcuatum (R.S.Cowan & Maslin) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma ancistrophyllum var. perarcuatum (R.S.Cowan & Maslin) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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