Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 409 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N. Australia. Isle Lacrosse, N.W. coast, A. Cunningham; rocky places, Victoria river, Point Pearce, and Sturt's Creek, F. Mueller; Attack Creek, M'Douall Stuart."

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 823 [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]

Pedley, L. (1974), Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 15: 17 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Point Pearce, Mueller 100 (K)."

Maslin, B.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Mimosaceae (family and Acacia). Flora of Central Australia: 142, Fig. 161J [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]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Mimosaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 330-331, Fig. 99C [secondary reference]

common name: Pindan Wattle [n/a]

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

common name: Sickle leaf Wattle [n/a] common name: Pindan Wattle [n/a]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 134-135 [secondary reference]

common name: Spear Wattle [n/a] common name: Wongai [n/a]

• Vernacular: djarbayi (Bardi)
• Vernacular: wanggay (Bardi)

Maslin, B.R. & McDonald, M.W. (1996), A key to useful Australian acacias for the seasonally dry tropics: - [secondary reference]

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 188 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Acacia difficilis Maiden legitimate

Tindale, M.D., Kodela, P.G. & McDonald, M.W. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 185-186, Plate 31, Fig. 40A-C, Map 259 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acacia tumida Benth. nom. inval., pro syn. common name: Spear Wattle [n/a] common name: Wangai [n/a] common name: Sickle-leaf Wattle [n/a] common name: Pindan Wattle [n/a]

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

common name: Spear wattle [n/a] common name: Wangai [n/a] common name: Sickle-leaf wattle [n/a] common name: Pindan wattle [n/a]

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

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Acacia difficilis Maiden legitimate

McDonald, M.W. (13 May 2003), Revision of Acacia tumida (Leguminoseae: Mimosoideae) and close allies, including the description of three rare taxa. Australian Systematic Botany 16(2): 154-155 [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acacia retinervis Benth. legitimate

McDonald, M.W. (13 May 2003), Revision of Acacia tumida (Leguminoseae: Mimosoideae) and close allies, including the description of three rare taxa. Australian Systematic Botany 16(2): 145 [pro parte nomenclatural synonym]

pro parte nomenclatural synonym of: Acacia difficilis Maiden legitimate

Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 491 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma tumidum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma tumidum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia tumida Benth. nom. inval., pro syn. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acacia retinervis Benth. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT

Maslin, B.R. & van Leeuwen, S. (2008), Wattles of the Pilbara: 64-65 [secondary reference]

common name: Pilbara pindan wattle [n/a]

• Vernacular: mugarli (Ngarluma)
• Vernacular: muwarli (Yindjibarndi)
• Vernacular: bilamurka (Kurrama)
• Vernacular: muwarlingu (Yindjibarndi)

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