Bentham, G. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species. London Journal of Botany 1: 384 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Gwydir River, Fraser"

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 414 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 47 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 114 [secondary reference]

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

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 825 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (29 February 1980), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 2. Austrobaileya 1(3): 297 [secondary reference]

• Comment: as "Gwydir River, Cunningham (K, holo).

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

Pedley, L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Mimosaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 379 [secondary reference]

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

basionym of: Racosperma polybotryum (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

Morrison, D.A. & Davies, S.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 385 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma polybotryum (Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Western Silver Wattle [n/a]

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

common name: Western Silver Wattle [n/a] common name: Hairy Feather Wattle [n/a]

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 215-217, Fig. 5W-X, Map 20 APC [secondary reference]

• Type: Gwydir River, Fraser ; holo: K (as Gwydir River, Cunningham ) (photo NSW).

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia polybotrya Benth. var. polybotrya legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Acacia polybotrya var. typica Domin nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma polybotryum (Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Western Silver Wattle [n/a]

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

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: 465 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma polybotryum (Benth.) Pedley legitimate common name: Western Silver Wattle [n/a]

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