Bentham, G. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species. London Journal of Botany 1: 379 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Cape Pond and Isle Lacrosse N. Coast, Cunningham."

Bentham, G. in Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859), in Contributiones ad Acaciarum Australiae Cognitionem. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 3: 144 [secondary reference]

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

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 410 [secondary reference]

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

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

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Mimosaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 322, Fig. 91H [secondary reference]

McDonald, M.W. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 188-189, Fig. 40Q-R, Map 261 [secondary reference]

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

McDonald, M.W. (13 May 2003), Revision of Acacia tumida (Leguminoseae: Mimosoideae) and close allies, including the description of three rare taxa. Australian Systematic Botany 16(2): 149-152, Figs 3 (map), 8 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Cape Pond, northwest WA, A. Cunningham [hololecto: K; isolecto: K, PERTH, NSW]. Paralecto: see A. tumida.

McDonald, M.W. (13 May 2003), Revision of Acacia tumida (Leguminoseae: Mimosoideae) and close allies, including the description of three rare taxa. Australian Systematic Botany 16(2): 154 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Acacia tumida F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 484 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma retinerve (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma retinerve (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Acacia tumida F.Muell. ex Benth. legitimate

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