Gray, A. (1854), United States Exploring Expedition Phanerogamia 1: 482 [tax. nov.]

Pedley, L. (1975), Revision of the extra-Australian species of Acacia subg. Heterophyllum. Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 18: 12 [secondary reference]

Smith, A.C. (1985), Flora Vitiensis Nova 3: 73, t. 17 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 484 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma richii (A.Gray) Pedley legitimate

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