Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859), Contributiones ad Acaciarum Australiae Cognitionem. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 3: 137 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In rupibus plagae austro-occidentalis sinus Carpentariae, No. 27"

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 402 [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]

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): 150-151 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 85 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (24 September 1987), Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Queensland: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2(4): 348 [basionym]

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

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Mimosaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 301, Fig. 92B [secondary reference]

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

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 257 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Acacia polyadenia (Pedley) Pedley legitimate by Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 402

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 257 APC [secondary reference]

• Type: Roper R., [N.T., N Qld on NSW label], 23 July 1856, F.Mueller 27 ; holo: MEL; iso: K, NSW.

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

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma drepanocarpum (F.Muell.) Pedley subsp. drepanocarpum legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma drepanocarpum (F.Muell.) Pedley legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Acacia polyadenia (Pedley) Pedley legitimate by Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 402

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