Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859), Contributiones ad Acaciarum Australiae Cognitionem. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 3: 135 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ad rivum Sturt's Creek Australiae subcentralis, No. 72."

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 401 [basionym]

basionym of: Acacia xylocarpa var. tenuissima (F.Muell.) Benth. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 238 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (20 July 1978), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 1. Austrobaileya 1(2): 127-128 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Mimosaceae (family and Acacia). Flora of Central Australia: 137 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia luerssenii Domin legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 87, 89 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia luerssenii Domin legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 51 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (24 September 1987), Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Queensland: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2(4): 356 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma tenuissimum (F.Muell.) Pedley legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Mimosaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 329-330, Fig. 99A [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia xylocarpa var. tenuissima (F.Muell.) Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma tenuissimum (F.Muell.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia luerssenii Domin legitimate

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Mulga [n/a]

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 298, Fig. 61A-C, Map 398 [secondary reference]

• Type: Sturts [Sturt] Creek, [W.A./N.T.], F.Mueller 72 ; holo: MEL; iso: K.

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia xylocarpa var. tenuissima (F.Muell.) Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma tenuissimum (F.Muell.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia luerssenii Domin legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acacia pityoides F.Muell. legitimate common name: Narrow-leaved Wattle [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia xylocarpa var. tenuissima (F.Muell.) Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma tenuissimum (F.Muell.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia luerssenii Domin legitimate pro parte misapplication: Acacia pityoides F.Muell. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859), Contributiones ad Acaciarum Australiae Cognitionem. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 3: 135

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

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia xylocarpa var. tenuissima (F.Muell.) Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma tenuissimum (F.Muell.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia xylocarpa A.Cunn. ex Benth. var. xylocarpa legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia luerssenii Domin legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acacia pityoides F.Muell. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld

Maslin, B.R., van Leeuwen, S. & Reid, J. (2010), Wattles of the Pilbara: - [secondary reference]

common name: Narrow-leaved Wattle [n/a] common name: Broom Wattle [n/a]

• Etymology: "The botanical name is derived from the Latin tenuis (thin) and -issimus (very) in reference to the slender, terete phyllodes that characterize the species."
• Vernacular: Janangungu (Kurrama)
• Vernacular: Murruthurru (Banyjima)

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