Maiden, J.H. in Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917), Appendix IV: Acacias of the Northern Territory. The Flora of the Northern Territory: 330, Pl. XXVI (A–G) [tax. nov.]

• Type: "No. 776 Sandstone Ranges, near Western Creek, N.T., 16th February, 1912." [G.F.Hill].

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 231 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 236 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (29 February 1980), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 2. Austrobaileya 1(3): 241-242 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia tenuissima F.Muell. nom. inval., pro syn.

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 48 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (24 September 1987), Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Queensland: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2(4): 344 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma allenianum (Maiden) Pedley legitimate

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 6, Fig. 2 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 368, Fig. 37D-F, Map 206 APC [secondary reference]

• Type: Sandstone Ranges near Western Ck [16 15 S, 136 10 E], N.T., 16 Feb. 1911, G.F.Hill 776 ; holo: NSW; iso: K (sphalm. ‘10 Feb. 1911‘), MEL.

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma allenianum (Maiden) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia tenuissima F.Muell. nom. inval., pro syn. pro parte misapplication: Acacia juncifolia Benth. legitimate by Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 339

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma allenianum (Maiden) Pedley legitimate

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