Bentham, G. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species. London Journal of Botany 1: 385 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Liverpool Plains, N.S. Wales, Cunningham"

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 416 [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: 115 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 163 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 149 [secondary reference]

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

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 223-224, Fig. 6P-Q, Map 30 [secondary reference]

• Type: N of Liverpool Plains, N.S.W., July 1827, A.Cunningham ; syn: K (photo CANB, NSW).

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

Kodela, P.G. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 473 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 473 [basionym]

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

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

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia leptoclada A.Cunn. ex Benth. var. leptoclada legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma leptoclada Pedley orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma leptocladum (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW

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