Bentham, G. in Hooker, W.J. (1842), Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species. London Journal of Botany 1: 336 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Swan River, Drummond"

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 331 [basionym]

basionym of: Acacia sphacelata var. sessilis (Benth.) Benth. legitimate

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

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Mimosaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 229-230 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia sphacelata Benth. legitimate

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 540, Fig. 72L-O, Map 426 [secondary reference]

• Type: Swan R., W.A., 1839, J.Drummond s.n. ; holo: K; iso: K.

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia sphacelata var. sessilis (Benth.) Benth. legitimate misapplication: Acacia sphacelata Benth. legitimate by Simmons, M. (1981), Acacias of Australia 1: 38 misapplication: Acacia sphacelata Benth. legitimate by Elliot, W.R. & Jones, D.L. (1982), Encyclopaedia of Australian plants suitable for cultivation 2: 116 misapplication: Acacia sphacelata Benth. legitimate by Maslin, B.R. & Pedley, L. (1982), The distribution of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Australia. Part 1. Species distribution maps. Research Notes, Western Australian Herbarium 6: 11

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): 486 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma sessile (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia sphacelata var. sessilis (Benth.) Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma sessile (Benth.) Pedley legitimate misapplication: Acacia sphacelata Benth. legitimate by Simmons, M. (1981), Acacias of Australia 1: 38 misapplication: Acacia sphacelata Benth. legitimate by Elliot, W.R. & Jones, D.L. (1982), Encyclopaedia of Australian plants suitable for cultivation 2: 116 misapplication: Acacia sphacelata Benth. legitimate by Maslin, B.R. & Pedley, L. (1982), The distribution of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Australia. Part 1. Species distribution maps. Research Notes, Western Australian Herbarium 6: 11

• APC Dist.: WA

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 98, 102-103, photos 10-12 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma sessile (Benth.) Pedley legitimate

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