Bailey, F.M. (1905), Contributions to the Flora of Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 15(6): 780 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Herberton, J. Stirling (No. 214), 1904."

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 158, Fig. 129 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (29 February 1980), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 2. Austrobaileya 1(3): 259 [secondary reference]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1987), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 1: 32 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (24 September 1987), Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Queensland: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2(4): 354 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma purpureopetalum (F.M.Bailey) Pedley legitimate

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1989), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 2: 34 [secondary reference]

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 15 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 449, Plate 38, Fig. 54F-H, Map 296 [secondary reference]

• Type: Herberton, Qld, J.Stirling 214 ; holo: BRI; iso: K, NSW.

orthographic variant: Acacia purpureapetala F.M.Bailey orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma purpureopetalum (F.M.Bailey) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

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

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Acacia purpureapetala F.M.Bailey orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma purpureipetalum Pedley orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma purpureopetalum (F.M.Bailey) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

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