Bentham, G. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species. London Journal of Botany 1: 375-376 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Cambridge Gulf and Sims's Island, N.E.Coast, Cunningham."

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 408 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 46 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1887), Decades1-10. Iconography of Australian Species of Acacia and Cognate Genera: pl. 10 [secondary reference]

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

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 236 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 237 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (20 July 1978), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 1. Austrobaileya 1(2): 155, 161 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Cambridge Gulf, Sep 482/1819, Cunningham (K)."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 88 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (24 September 1987), Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Queensland: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2(4): 354 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma plectocarpum (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Mimosaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 320, Fig. 93E [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma plectocarpum (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

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

common name: Black Wattle [n/a]

Leach, G.J. (14 June 1994), Notes and new species of Acacia (Mimosaceae) from northern Australia. Nuytsia 9(3): 358 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Cambridge Gulf, W.A., Sept. 1819, A. Cunningham 482 (lecto: K, n.v., fide L. Pedley, Austrobaileya 1: 161 (1978); iso: NSW, photo at PERTH 01827650!).

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 19, Fig. 9 [secondary reference]

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 192 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma plectocarpum (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 195 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Acacia hammondii Maiden legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1887), Decades1-10. Iconography of Australian Species of Acacia and Cognate Genera: pl. 10

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma plectocarpum (Benth.) Pedley subsp. plectocarpum legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma plectocarpum (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

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