Bentham, G. in Mitchell, T.L. (1848), Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia: 360 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 362 [secondary reference]

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

Mueller, F.J.H. von (July 1882), Definitions of some new Australian plants [continued.]. Southern Science Record 2(7): 150 [secondary reference]

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

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 6 [secondary reference]

common name: Zig Zag Wattle [n/a]

Pedley, L. (29 February 1980), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 2. Austrobaileya 1(3): 269-270 [secondary reference]

• Type: as "bed of rivers, sub-tropical New Holland, 31 Aug 1846, Mitchell '296' (K, holo)."

Pedley, L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Mimosaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 370 [secondary reference]

common name: Zig-zag Wattle [n/a]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 256- 258, Fig. 12E-G, Map 77 APC [secondary reference]

• Type: bed of rivers, subtropical New Holland [Maranoa R., near 'Forest Vale' HS, Qld, fide L.Pedley, Austrobaileya 1: 270, 1980], 31 Aug. 1846, T.L.Mitchell '296' ; holo: K n.v. , fide L.Pedley, Austrobaileya 1: 269 (1980); probable iso: NSW.

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma macradenium (Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Zig-zag Wattle [n/a]

• APC Comment: Natural hybrids between A. macradenia and A. bancroftiorum are known, and these resemble A. holotricha. Hybrids between A macradenia and A. fimbriata are known in cultivation.
• APC Dist.: Qld (native and naturalised)

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

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