Bentham, G. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species. London Journal of Botany 1: 354 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Lachlan and Dumaresq Rivers, N.S. Wales, Cunningham."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 11 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 367 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 45 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 111 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 158 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 39 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 280 [secondary reference]

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 156-159, Pl. LXVIII [secondary reference]

common name: Hakea Acacia [n/a]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 413-414 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (29 February 1980), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 2. Austrobaileya 1(3): 265-266 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "Barren forests on the north of the Liverpool Plains, Jul 1827, Cunningham (K); near both Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers, Cunningham (K; BM, iso).

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 362 [secondary reference]

common name: Hakea-leaved Wattle [n/a] common name: Hakea Wattle [n/a] common name: Western Black 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: 369 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 86 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (24 September 1987), Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Queensland: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2(4): 349 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma hakeoides (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

Morrison, D.A. & Davies, S.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 372-373 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma hakeoides (Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Hakea Wattle [n/a]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Western Black Wattle [n/a] common name: Hakea leaf Wattle [n/a] common name: Black 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: 640, Fig. 128e [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma hakeoides (Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Hakea Wattle [n/a]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 300, Fig. 22K-M, Map 125 [secondary reference]

• Type: near both Lachlan and Macquarie rivers, N.S.W., A.Cunningham s.n. ; syn: K, fide L.Pedley, Austrobaileya 1: 265 (1980); Dumaresque R., N.S.W., A.Cunningham 92 ; syn: K; barren forests on the N of Liverpool Plains, N.S.W., July 1827, A.Cunningham ; syn: K, fide L.Pedley, Austrobaileya 1: 265 (1980); Lachlan R., N.S.W., Aug. 1917, A.Cunningham 427 ; ?syn: K, specimen ex LINN, not annotated by Bentham.

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma hakeoides (Benth.) Pedley legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Acacia falciformis var. propinqua Benth. legitimate common name: Hakea Wattle [n/a] common name: Western Black Wattle [n/a] common name: Hakea-leaved Wattle [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma hakeoides (Benth.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia falciformis var. propinqua Benth. legitimate common name: Hakea Wattle [n/a] common name: Western Black Wattle [n/a] common name: Hakea-leaved Wattle [n/a]

Kodela, P.G. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 454 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma hakeoides (Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Hakea Wattle [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia hakeoides A.Cunn. ex Benth. var. hakeoides legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma hakeoides (Benth.) Pedley legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Acacia falciformis var. propinqua Benth. legitimate

• APC Comment: Maslin (2001) discussed a number of unnamed variants.
• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic

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