Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859), Contributiones ad Acaciarum Australiae Cognitionem. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 3: 140 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In plaga arenoso-petraea prope ortum fluvii Roper et Limmen Bight River, No. 30."

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 403 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 46 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 162 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 822 [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. (20 July 1978), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 1. Austrobaileya 1(2): 143 [secondary reference]

Brennan, K.G. (1986), Wildflowers of Kakadu: 16, Pl. 12 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 49 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 8, Fig. 2 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 273 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Acacia leptostachya Benth. legitimate by Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 822

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 198, Fig. 42B-C, Map 274 [secondary reference]

• Type: Gulf of Carpentaria, [probably N.T.], 22-24 July 1856, F.Mueller 30 ; holo: MEL.

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): 458 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma conspersum (F.Muell.) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma conspersum (F.Muell.) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Acacia leptostachya Benth. legitimate by Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 822

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