Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 372 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland. Expedition range, Leichhardt."

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

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

Pedley, L. (29 February 1980), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 2. Austrobaileya 1(3): 293 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Mimosaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 377 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 24 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (24 September 1987), Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Queensland: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2(4): 351 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma leichhardtii (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 296, Plate 12, Fig. 21T-V, Map 120 APC [secondary reference]

• Type: Expedition Ra., Qld, F.W.L.Leichhardt ; holo: K; iso: NSW.

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma leichhardtii (Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Leichhardt's Wattle [n/a]

• APC Dist.: Qld

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

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