Maiden, J.H. (1917), Notes on Acacia, No. II. — tropical Western Australia (including descriptions of new species). Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 51: 87 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Fitzroy River, 8 miles above Hann River junction. June, 1905. In flower. (W.V. Fitzgerald, No. 1177; this I constitute the type."

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 237 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (20 July 1978), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 1. Austrobaileya 1(2): 160-161 [secondary reference]

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

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 49 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 4 [secondary reference]

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

basionym of: Racosperma hemsleyi (Maiden) Pedley legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Mimosaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 307, Fig. 93C [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma hemsleyi (Maiden) Pedley legitimate

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 192, Fig. 41D-F, Map 265 APC [secondary reference]

• Type: Fitzroy R., 8 miles [13 km] above Hann R. Junction, W.A., June 1905, W.V.Fitzgerald 1177 ; holo: NSW; iso: PERTH.

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma hemsleyi (Maiden) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma hemsleyi (Maiden) Pedley legitimate

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