Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 419 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Arthur river, Oldfield; W. Mount Barren, Maxwell."

Maslin, B.R. (27 March 1975), Studies in the genus Acacia (Mimosaceae) - 4 A Revision of Series Pulchellae. Nuytsia 1(5): 462 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "West Mount Barren and on the hills to eastward, Maxwell s.n. (MEL 49363 – specimen seen by Bentham; PERTH – fragment)"

Maslin, B.R. (27 March 1975), Studies in the genus Acacia (Mimosaceae) - 4 A Revision of Series Pulchellae. Nuytsia 1(5): 462 [basionym]

basionym of: Acacia varia var. parviflora (Benth.) Maslin legitimate

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 434, Fig. 94L-O, Map 582 [secondary reference]

• Type: West Mt Barren and on the hills to eastward, W.A., G.Maxwell ; lecto: MEL49363; isolecto: PERTH, fide B.R.Maslin, Nuytsia 1: 462 (1975); Arthur R., W.A., A.Oldfield ; paralecto: MEL, PERTH.

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 434 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acacia varia var. parviflora (Benth.) Maslin legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Acacia varia var. parviflora (Benth.) Maslin legitimate

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 492 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma varium var. parviflorum (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Acacia varia var. parviflora (Benth.) Maslin legitimate

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