Maiden, J.H. (1916), Notes on Acacia, (with description of new species), No. I. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 49(3): 489 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Fairly plentiful on the sides of Mount (Macanally) and en route to the Macanally Mines (J.L. Boorman, 25th September, 1913)

• Etymology: ".... and name the species in honour of John Luke Boorman, Collector on the staff of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney."

Court, A.B. (20 December 1972), Notes on Australian Acacias 1. Muelleria 2(3): 155 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia hunteriana N.A.Wakef. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 147 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia hunteriana N.A.Wakef. legitimate

Morrison, D.A. & Davies, S.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 372 [secondary reference]

Entwisle, T.J., Maslin, B.R., Cowan, R.S. & Court, A.B. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Mimosaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 645, Fig. 129h [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia hunteriana N.A.Wakef. legitimate misapplication: Acacia linearis (J.C.Wendl.) Sims legitimate by Williamson, H.B. in Ewart, A.J. (1931), Leguminosae. Flora of Victoria: 594 common name: Snowy River Wattle [n/a]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 334, Fig. 30I-M, Map 164 [secondary reference]

• Type: Macnally Ranges [= Macanally Mtn], N.S.W., 25 Sept. 1913, J.L.Boorman s.n. ; holo: NSW166396; probable iso: C, CANB, K (all ‘27 Sept. 1913’) and NSW166408 (‘Sept. 1913’).

orthographic variant: Acacia boormani Maiden orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Acacia hunteriana N.A.Wakef. legitimate misapplication: Acacia linearis (J.C.Wendl.) Sims legitimate by Williamson, H.B. in Ewart, A.J. (1931), Leguminosae. Flora of Victoria: 594 common name: Snowy River Wattle [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Acacia hunteriana N.A.Wakef. legitimate common name: Snowy River Wattle [n/a]

Kodela, P.G. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 459 [secondary reference]

common name: Snowy River Wattle [n/a]

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 453 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma boormanii (Maiden) Pedley legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Acacia boormani Maiden orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma boormanii (Maiden) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia hunteriana N.A.Wakef. legitimate misapplication: Acacia linearis (J.C.Wendl.) Sims legitimate by Williamson, H.B. in Ewart, A.J. (1931), Leguminosae. Flora of Victoria: 594

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT (naturalised), Vic

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