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): 308-309 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in regione tropica pr. Roeburne, in fruticetis ripariis fluminis Harding in solo lutoso, m. Apr. flor. ac fruct. (D. 2755; E. PRITZEL Pl. Austr. occ. n. 279 sub "A. arida" edita)."

Maslin, B.R. (14 October 1982), Studies in the genus Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) - 11. Acacia species of the Hamersley Range area, Western Australia. Nuytsia 4(1): 99 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Harding River, Roebourne, 18 Apr. 1901, L. Diels 2755 (PERTH ex Museo Botanico Berolinensis)."

taxonomic synonym: Acacia gonocarpa var. lasiocalyx F.Muell. legitimate

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

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

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

common name: Minni Ritchi [n/a]

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 217 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Acacia arida Benth. legitimate

Tindale, M.D., Kodela, P.G. & McDonald, M.W. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 212-213, Fig. 45J-L, Map 296 [secondary reference]

doubtful taxonomic synonym: Acacia gonocarpa var. lasiocalyx F.Muell. legitimate

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

doubtful taxonomic synonym: Acacia gonocarpa var. lasiocalyx F.Muell. legitimate

Maslin, B.R. (9 July 2001), Wattle - Acacias of Australia: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Acacia arida Benth. legitimate

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 490 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma trachycarpum (E.Pritz.) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma trachycarpum (E.Pritz.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia gonocarpa var. lasiocalyx F.Muell. legitimate

• APC Comment: Hybrids are recorded between A. tumida and A. trachycarpa (Maslin & McDonald in "A Key to Useful Australian Acacias for the Seasonally Dry Tropics" 1996), and between A. eriopoda and A. trachycarpa (Flora of Australia 11B: 190 (2001) [FoA 11B: 186]. A hybrid between A. ancistrocarpa and A. trachycarpa is recorded (Nuytsia 4(3): 405-407, Fig.13 (1983); FloraBase). A number of unnamed variants are discussed in Fl. Austral. 11B: 212 (2001).
• APC Dist.: WA

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

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Acacia arida Benth. legitimate

Maslin, B.R. & van Leeuwen, S. (2008), Wattles of the Pilbara: 62-63 [secondary reference]

common name: Pilbara minni ritchi [n/a]

• Etymology: "The botanical name refers to the rough-texture pods."
• Vernacular: buruway (Ngarluma)
• Vernacular: purtuwai (Yindjibarndi)
• Vernacular: butawarri (Kurrama)

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

common name: Sweet-scented Minni Ritchi [n/a] common name: Curly-bark Tree [n/a] common name: Pilbara Minni Ritchi [n/a]

• Etymology: "The botanical name is derived from the Greek trachys (rough) and carpos (fruit) and refers to the rough-textured pods. As discussed under A. monticola some past confusion has existed with respect to common names between this species and A. trachycarpa."
• Vernacular: Parrhalyi (Nyangumarta)
• Vernacular: Muntaru (Kurrama)
• Vernacular: Putawarri (Kurrama)
• Vernacular: Butawarri (Kurrama)
• Vernacular: Purtuwari (Yindjibarndi, Ngarluma)
• Vernacular: Pudawarri (Kurrama)
• Vernacular: Buruwaie (Yindjibarndi)
• Vernacular: Putawayi (Kurrama)
• Vernacular: Parrkalyi (Nyangumarta)
• Vernacular: Yijaringu (Thalanyji)
• Vernacular: Burduwayi (Yindjibarndi)
• Vernacular: Buruway (Ngarluma)
• Vernacular: Mundaru (Kurrama)

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