Hooker, W.J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1837), Icones Plantarum 2: t. 160 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Montagu Sound on the N.W. coast of N. Holland. Allan Cunningham"

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 379 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 45 [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): 304 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 158 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 813 [secondary reference]

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]

Maslin, B.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Mimosaceae (family and Acacia). Flora of Central Australia: 135 [secondary reference]

Simmons, M. (1981), Acacias of Australia 1: 215 [secondary reference]

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

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 transluscens (Hook.) Pedley legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Mimosaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 330, Fig. 96C [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma transluscens (Hook.) Pedley legitimate common name: Poverty bush [n/a]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 134 [secondary reference]

common name: Poverty Bush [n/a]

• Vernacular: balalagoord (Bardi)

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 232, Fig. 49M-N, Map 324 [secondary reference]

• Type: Montagu Sound, NW coast, 1820, A.Cunningham 295 ; holo: K (photo NSW); iso: BM.

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma transluscens (Hook.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia translucens var. typica Domin nom. inval.

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 230 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Acacia sp. F [n/a] by Simmons, M. (1981), Acacias of Australia 1: 215

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma transluscens (Hook.) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Acacia translucens A.Cunn. ex Hook. var. translucens legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma transluscens (Hook.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia translucens var. typica Domin nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT

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

misapplied to: Acacia sp. Kununurra (G.Lullfitz 6195) NSW Herbarium [n/a] by Simmons, M. (1981), Acacias of Australia 1: 215

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