Maslin, B.R. (25 May 1976), Studies in the genus Acacia (Mimosaceae) - 5 - Miscellaneous new phyllodinous species. Nuytsia 2(2): 98-99, Fig. 1 (map) [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Northern slopes of Whoogarup Range, about 29 km due W of Hopetoun, Western Australia, 8 Oct. 1975, B.R. Maslin 3886 (holo: PERTH; iso: CANB, K, MEL, NY)."

• Etymology: "The species epithet refers to the characteristic sharp-pointed phyllodes."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 83 [secondary reference]

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 16, 31, Fig. 3 [secondary reference]

common name: East Barrens Wattle [n/a]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 519-520, Fig. 67 I-L, Map 394 [secondary reference]

common name: East Barrens Wattle [n/a]

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

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 451 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma argutifolium (Maslin) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma argutifolium (Maslin) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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