Bentham, G. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species. London Journal of Botany 1: 359 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Interior of N.S. Wales, Cunningham"

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 356 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 44 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 109 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (29 February 1980), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 2. Austrobaileya 1(3): 252 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "between Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers, Jul 412/1817, Cunningham (K; BM, iso); Cugeegong River, Aug 71/1827, Cunningham (K; BM, iso)."

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 351 [secondary reference]

common name: Small Winter Wattle [n/a] common name: Bent-leaf Wattle [n/a]

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

Pedley, L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Mimosaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 365 [secondary reference]

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

basionym of: Racosperma flexifolium (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

Morrison, D.A. & Davies, S.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 369 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma flexifolium (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

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: 627, Fig. 126f [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma flexifolium (Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Bent-leaf Wattle [n/a]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 590, Fig. 83M, Map 496 APC [secondary reference]

• Type: between Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers, N.S.W., July 1817, A.Cunningham 412 ; syn: BM, K, NY; Cugeegong [= Cudgegong] R., N.S.W., Aug. 1827, A.Cunningham 71 ; syn: BM, K.

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma flexifolium (Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Small Winter Wattle [n/a] common name: Bent-leaf Wattle [n/a]

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma flexifolium (Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Small Winter Wattle [n/a] common name: Bent-leaf Wattle [n/a]

Kodela, P.G. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 444 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma flexifolium (Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Bent-leaved Wattle [n/a]

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