Maslin, B.R. & van Leeuwen, S. (21 August 2008), New taxa of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) and notes on other species from the Pilbara and adjacent desert regions of Western Australia. Nuytsia 18: 173-176, Fig. 9 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Ophthalmia Range, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 2 June 2004, B.R. Maslin 8552 (holo: PERTH 06869556; iso: K, MEL).

taxonomic synonym: Acacia sp. Calcrete Hamersley Range (B.R.Maslin 8564) WA Herbarium [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia subtiliformis Maslin manuscript name taxonomic synonym: Acacia sp. Calcrete Hamersley Range (B.R.Maslin 8564) WA Herbarium [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA

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

common name: Witarra [n/a]

• Etymology: "The species name is derived from the Latin subtilis (thin, slender, fine) and forma (shape, figure) in reference to the characteristic wispy, spindly growth form of the species. The common name is derived from the Nyiyaparli Native Title Claimant Group whose land on which all populations of Acacia subtiliformis occur. In Nyiyaparli Witarra translates to skinny which is an apt description for the stems of this species."

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