Maslin, B.R. (27 March 1975), Studies in the genus Acacia (Mimosaceae) - 4 A Revision of Series Pulchellae. Nuytsia 1(5): 451-453, Fig. 22, Map 8 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Green Range, Western Australia, 19 Aug. 1949, C.A. Gardner 9333 (holo: PERTH; iso: CANB, K, MEL)."

• Etymology: "The specific epithet alludes to the very distinctive pleated nature of the legumes."

Maslin, B.R. (21 December 1979), Studies in the genus Acacia (Mimosaceae) - 9 Additional notes on the Series Pulchellae Benth. Nuytsia 2(6): 364 [secondary reference]

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

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 106, 128 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 424-425, Fig. 91S-T, Map 570 [secondary reference]

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

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 481 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma plicatum (Maslin) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma plicatum (Maslin) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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