Maiden, J.H. (1917), Notes on Acacia, No. III. — extra-tropical Western Australia (including descriptions of new species). Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 51: 238 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Southern Cross (J.H.M., October, 1909)."

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 282-283, pl. 27 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia prolifera J.M.Black legitimate

Maslin, B.R. (22 December 1980), Acacia (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae): A contribution to the flora of central Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 2(4): 316 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Southern Cross, Western Australia, October 1909, J.H.Maiden s.n., (NSW– the longer of the two specimens on the sheet; iso-lectotype – K, NSW)"

taxonomic synonym: Acacia dentifera var. parvifolia S.Moore legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia prolifera J.M.Black legitimate

Maslin, B.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Mimosaceae (family and Acacia). Flora of Central Australia: 131, Fig. 158M [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia prolifera J.M.Black legitimate common name: Prain's wattle [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Acacia prolifera J.M.Black legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 50 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 391, Fig. 43Q-U, Map 233 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia prainii var. linearis Maiden legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia dentifera var. parvifolia S.Moore legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia prolifera J.M.Black legitimate common name: Prain's Wattle [n/a]

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 prainii (Maiden) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia prainii Maiden var. prainii legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma prainii (Maiden) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia prainii var. linearis Maiden legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia dentifera var. parvifolia S.Moore legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia prolifera J.M.Black legitimate

• APC Comment: Hybrids between A. hemiteles and A. prainii are known (Maslin, 2001), who also discussed variation within A. prainii.
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA

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