McDonald, M.W. (13 May 2003), Revision of Acacia tumida (Leguminoseae: Mimosoideae) and close allies, including the description of three rare taxa. Australian Systematic Botany 16(2): 162-163, Fig. 11 (map) [tax. nov.]

• Type: 9 Mile Creek, Great Northern Highway, (c. 5 km due SSE of Port Hedland township), B. R. Maslin 7239 (holo-, PERTH: iso-, CANB, NSW).

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 491 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma tumidum var. pilbarense (M.W.McDonald) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma tumidum var. pilbarense (M.W.McDonald) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Maslin, B.R., van Leeuwen, S. & Reid, J. (2010), Wattles of the Pilbara: - [secondary reference]

common name: Silver-leaf Wattle [n/a] common name: Pilbara Pindan Wattle [n/a]

• Etymology: "The botanical name comes from the Latin tumida (swollen). Ferdinand von Mueller, who first described the species, did not indicate the reason for the name, but the type material shows ±terete pods which may account for his use of this name. The varietal name refers to the Pilbara region where this variety predominates."
• Vernacular: Mukarti (Nyangumarta)
• Vernacular: Mugarli (Ngarluma)
• Vernacular: Pulpa (Nyangumarta)
• Vernacular: Bilamurga (Kurrama)
• Vernacular: Pilamurka (Kurrama)
• Vernacular: Moogali (Ngarluma)
• Vernacular: Mukarli (Nyangumarta)
• Vernacular: Billamurga (Kurrama)
• Vernacular: Muwarlingu (Yindjibarndi)

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