Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia proiantha Pedley , legitimate, scientific
Pedley, L. (25 January 1999), Notes on Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) chiefly from northern Australia. Austrobaileya 5(2): 318-319 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Northern Territory, c. 2.5 miles [4 km] SW of Mt Gilruth, 13˚03'S 133˚02'E, 28 February 1973, M.Lazarides 7938 (holo: BRI; iso (n.v.) CANB)."
  • Etymology: "The epithet is derived from Greek prios, early in the year, and anthos, a flower, an allusion to the February flowering of the species."
Pedley, L. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 201, Fig. 43L, Map 280 [secondary reference]
Maslin, B.R. (9 July 2001), Wattle - Acacias of Australia: - [secondary reference]
Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 482 [basionym]
basionym of: Racosperma proianthum (Pedley) Pedley legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma proianthum (Pedley) Pedley legitimate
  • APC Dist.: NT