Maslin, B.R. (14 October 1982), Studies in the genus Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) - 11. Acacia species of the Hamersley Range area, Western Australia. Nuytsia 4(1): 82-84, Figs 5, 11 (map) [tax. nov.]

• Type: "6 km N of Marandoo (which is just south of Mount Bruce) on the road to Tom Price, 22°35′S, 118°05′E, Western Australia. 16 July 1980. B.R. Maslin 4682. ... (holo: PERTH, iso: CANB, K, NY)."

• Etymology: "The species is named in honour of Chris Dawe in appreciation of his help in collecting specimens and providing valuable field data on many of the species included in this paper."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 84 [secondary reference]

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 106, 128 [secondary reference]

Cowan, R.S. & Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 306, Fig. 63M-N, Map 408 [secondary reference]

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): 460 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma daweanum (Maslin) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma daweanum (Maslin) Pedley legitimate

• APC Comment: A. daweana may have originated as a hybrid between A. effusa and A. hamersleyensis (Maslin FoA B; 306 2001).
• APC Dist.: WA

Maslin, B.R., van Leeuwen, S. & Reid, J. (2010), Wattles of the Pilbara: - [secondary reference]

common name: Dawe's Wattle [n/a]

• Etymology: "This species is named for Mr Chris Dawe in appreciate of the help he provided to the first author at the time of preparing the description of this plant."

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