Pedley, L. (20 July 1978), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 1. Austrobaileya 1(2): 201, adnot., fig. 8E. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "9 miles [14 km] ENE of Springsure, Sep 1961, Lazarides & Story 38 (BRI holo)."

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 730 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Mimosaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 357 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 6 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (24 September 1987), Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Queensland: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2(4): 352 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma melvillei (Pedley) Pedley legitimate

Morrison, D.A. & Davies, S.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 358 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma melvillei (Pedley) Pedley legitimate

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

common name: Yarran [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: 605, Fig. 122h [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma melvillei (Pedley) Pedley legitimate

• Vernacular: Yarran (Koorie name, NSW, Qld)

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 28 [secondary reference]

Cowan, R.S. & Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 113, Plate 13, Fig. 24C-E, Map 162 APC [secondary reference]

• Type: 9 miles [14 km] ENE of Springsure, Qld, Sept. 1961, M.Lazarides & R.Story 38 ; holo: BRI; iso: CANB, NSW.

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma melvillei (Pedley) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia sp. aff. pendula [n/a] doubtful taxonomic synonym: Acacia pendula var. glabrata F.Muell. ex Maiden legitimate common name: Yarran [n/a]

• APC Comment: Hybrids between A. melvillei and A. loderi have been reported from Vic (Entwisle in Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, 1996; Cowan & Maslin in Flora of Australia 11B, 2001).
• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma melvillei (Pedley) Pedley legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Acacia pendula var. glabrata F.Muell. ex Maiden legitimate common name: Yarran [n/a]

Kodela, P.G. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 432 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma melvillei (Pedley) Pedley legitimate

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