Bentham, G. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species. London Journal of Botany 1: 321, 386 [primary reference]

• Type: Acacia pulchella R.Br.

• Comment: Base name for ACACIA sect. CALACACIA Kuntze; ACACIA sect. PULCHELLAE (Benth.) Taubert; RACOSPERMA sect. PULCHELLA (Benth.) Pedley.

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 302 [secondary reference]

Taubert, P.H.W. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (ed.) (August 1891), Leguminosae. Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien III, 3(63): 111 [basionym]

basionym of: Acacia sect. Pulchellae (Benth.) Taub. legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 2 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acacia sect. Calacacia Kuntze nom. illeg.

Maslin, B.R. (27 March 1975), Studies in the genus Acacia (Mimosaceae) - 4 A Revision of Series Pulchellae. Nuytsia 1(5): 388-494 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (20 July 1978), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 1. Austrobaileya 1(2): 83 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acacia sect. Pulchellae (Benth.) Taub. legitimate

Pedley, L. (1986), Derivation and dispersal of Acacia (Leguminosae), with particular reference to Australia, and the recognition of Senegalia and Racosperma. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 92(3): 240 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma sect. Pulchella (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

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