Cunningham, A. in Field, B. (ed.) (April 1825), On the botany of the Blue Mountains. Geographical Memoirs on New South Wales: 344 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Pine-ranges, Macquarie River."

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 372 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 45 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 77 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 110 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 158 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 40 [secondary reference]

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 159-161, Pl. LXX [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia lunata Sieber ex DC. nom. illeg. common name: Crescent Acacia [n/a] common name: Box-leaf [n/a]

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 811 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Acacia decora Rchb. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 45

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Acacia decora Rchb. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 77

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 225 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 200, 192C [secondary reference]

common name: Boxleaf Wattle [n/a]

Pedley, L. (29 February 1980), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 2. Austrobaileya 1(3): 280-281 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "Pine (Callitris) Ridges, Macquarie River, Oct. 217/1822 Cunningham (K, holo).

taxonomic synonym: Acacia neglecta Maiden & R.T.Baker legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 354-355 [secondary reference]

common name: Hill Wattle [n/a] common name: Box-leaf Wattle [n/a]

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

Pedley, L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Mimosaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 374 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia neglecta Maiden & R.T.Baker legitimate common name: Box Leaf Wattle [n/a]

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 18 [secondary reference]

common name: Box-leaf Wattle [n/a]

Pedley, L. (24 September 1987), Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Queensland: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2(4): 346 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma buxifolium (A.Cunn.) Pedley legitimate

Morrison, D.A. & Davies, S.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 378 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma buxifolium (A.Cunn.) Pedley legitimate common name: Box-leaved Wattle [n/a]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 340 [secondary reference]

• Type: Macquarie R., N.S.W., on pine ridges (sphalm. ‘ranges' in protologue), Oct. 1822, A.Cunningham 217 ; probable holo: K.

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma buxifolium (A.Cunn.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia buxifolia var. neglecta Maiden legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Acacia brevifolia Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd. nom. inval., nom. nud. doubtful taxonomic synonym: Acacia brevifolia G.Lodd. ex G.Don legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Acacia neglecta Maiden & R.T.Baker legitimate common name: Box-leaf Wattle [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma buxifolium (A.Cunn.) Pedley subsp. buxifolium legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma buxifolium (A.Cunn.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia neglecta Maiden & R.T.Baker legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia buxifolia var. neglecta Maiden legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Acacia brevifolia G.Lodd. ex G.Don legitimate common name: Box-leaf Wattle [n/a]

Kodela, P.G. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 460 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma buxifolium (A.Cunn.) Pedley legitimate common name: Box-leaved Wattle [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma buxifolium (A.Cunn.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia papulaeformis Walp. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Acacia buxifolia var. neglecta Maiden legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Acacia brevifolia Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd. nom. inval., nom. nud. doubtful taxonomic synonym: Acacia brevifolia G.Lodd. ex G.Don legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Acacia neglecta Maiden & R.T.Baker legitimate

• APC Comment: Maslin (2001) discussed the taxonomic and nomenclatural history of this species.
• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic

Turner, I.M. (2016), Rather for the nomenclaturist than for the scientific botanist: The Botanical Cabinet of Conrad Loddiges & Sons. Taxon 65(5): 1109 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia brevifolia Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Acacia brevifolia G.Lodd. ex G.Don legitimate

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