Lindley, J. (1 November 1839), A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: xv. [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 336 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 43 [secondary reference]

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 292 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 89 [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: 230 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 427-428, Fig. 50I-K, Map 269 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Acacia squamata C.Morren nom. illeg. pro parte misapplication: Acacia nigripilosa Maiden legitimate by Elliot, W.R. & Jones, D.L. (1982), Encyclopaedia of Australian plants suitable for cultivation 2: 89

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): 488 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma squamatum (Lindl.) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma squamatum (Lindl.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia squamata C.Morren nom. illeg. pro parte misapplication: Acacia nigripilosa Maiden legitimate by Elliot, W.R. & Jones, D.L. (1982), Encyclopaedia of Australian plants suitable for cultivation 2: 89

• APC Dist.: WA

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