Bentham, G. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species. London Journal of Botany 1: 383 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Shaded ravines, interior of N.S. Wales, Cunningham."

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 413 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 47 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 114 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 36, 42, Plate XIV [secondary reference]

common name: The Cedar Wattle [n/a]

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 825 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 229-230 [secondary reference]

common name: Mountain Cedar Wattle [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 148 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (24 September 1987), Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in New Zealand: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2(4): 358 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma elatum (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate

Morrison, D.A. & Davies, S.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 386, pl. 26 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma elatum (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Mountain Cedar Wattle [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J., Maslin, B.R., Cowan, R.S. & Court, A.B. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Mimosaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 651, Fig. 131c-d [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma elatum (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate misapplication: Acacia terminalis (Salisb.) J.F.Macbr. legitimate by Court, A.B. in Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 242 common name: Cedar Wattle [n/a]

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 220, Fig. 5L-O, Maps 25, 26 [secondary reference]

• Type: shaded ravines, New Holland [‘shaded ravines, interior of N.S.Wales' in protologue], A.Cunningham ; syn: K (photo CANB).

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma elatum (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia elata Graham nom. inval., nom. nud. common name: Mountain Cedar Wattle [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma elatum (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia elata Graham nom. inval., nom. nud. common name: Mountain Cedar Wattle [n/a]

Kodela, P.G. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 475 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma elatum (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Mountain Cedar Wattle [n/a]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 306 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma elatum (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia elata Graham nom. inval., nom. nud. misapplication: Acacia terminalis (Salisb.) J.F.Macbr. legitimate by Court, A.B. in Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 242

• APC Dist.: WA (doubtfully naturalised), NSW, ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma elatum (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate misapplication: Acacia terminalis (Salisb.) J.F.Macbr. legitimate by Court, A.B. in Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 242

• APC Dist.: WA (doubtfully naturalised), NSW, ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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