Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1825), Leguminosae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 2: 453 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Sieber, pl. exs. nov.-holl. 441"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 11 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (May 1855), Plantae Muellerianae: Mimoseae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26(5): 618 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia notabilis Benth. nom. inval., pro syn.

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 366 [secondary reference]

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

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 111 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 39 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 227 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 150 [secondary reference]

Morrison, D.A. & Davies, S.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 377 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 302-303, Fig. 23A-E, Map 128 [secondary reference]

• Type: Fl. Novae Hollandia [N.S.W.], F.Sieber 441 ; holo: G-DC; iso: A, FI, G, MO, NSW, NY, STR.

common name: Obtuse Wattle [n/a] common name: Blunt-leaf Wattle [n/a]

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: 454-455 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 478 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma obtusatum (Sieber ex DC.) Pedley legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Acacia obtusatum Pedley orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Acacia obtusata Sieber ex DC. var. obtusata legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma obtusatum (Sieber ex DC.) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Acacia notabilis F.Muell. legitimate by Bentham, G. (May 1855), Plantae Muellerianae: Mimoseae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26(5): 618

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