Eardley, C.M. in Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Diagnoses to new taxa. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 945 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Sleaford Mere on sandhills (about 15 km. SW of Port Lincoln), Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Nov. 1949, E.C. Black. (Herb. AD 95701001)."

• Etymology: "The varietal epithet refers to the coastal habitat."

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 172 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. & Whibley, D.J.E. (4 April 1977), The identity of Acacia leiophylla Benth. (Mimosaceae). Nuytsia 2(3): 163 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acacia leiophylla Benth. legitimate

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 271 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acacia leiophylla Benth. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Acacia rhetinodes var. oraria Eardley orth. var.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Acacia leiophylla Benth. legitimate

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