Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia balsamea R.S.Cowan & Maslin , legitimate, scientific
Cowan, R.S. & Maslin, B.R. (8 June 1999), Acacia miscellany 17. Miscellaneous new taxa and lectotypifications in Western Australian Acacia, mostly section Plurinerves (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Nuytsia 12(3): 417 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Mount William Lambert, east from Wiluna on Gunbarrel Highway, Gibson Desert, Western Australia, 8 September 1984, B.R.Maslin 5646 (holo: PERTH 00166650; iso, CANB, K).
common name: Balsam Wattle [n/a]
Cowan, R.S. & Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 94, Fig. 19G-H, Map 138 [secondary reference]
Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 452 [basionym]
basionym of: Racosperma balsameum (R.S.Cowan & Maslin) Pedley legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma balsameum (R.S.Cowan & Maslin) Pedley legitimate
  • APC Dist.: WA
Maslin, B.R., van Leeuwen, S. & Reid, J. (2010), Wattles of the Pilbara: - [secondary reference]
common name: Balsam Wattle [n/a]
  • Etymology: "The botanical name is derived from balsameus, an adjectival form of a Latin word for a fragrant gum and refers to the odour emitted by the crushed, fresh phyllodes of some plants, which is reminiscent of the Northern Hemisphere Balsam Fir ('Friars Balsam')."