Maslin, B.R. (7 February 1978), Studies in the genus Acacia (Mimosaceae) - 7 - The taxonomy of some diaphyllodinous species. Nuytsia 2(4): 215-216, Figs 5, 6 (map) [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Wongan Hills, Western Australia. Aug. 1935, E.H. Ising s.n. (holo: PERTH; iso: PERTH; according to C.A. Gardner's annotation on the type sheet, there is a duplicate of this collection at K)."

• Etymology: "The species is named in honour of Jacques Vassal who, since 1963 has published many valuable papers dealing with Acacia, especially in relation to their seed and seedling morphology."

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

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 16, 33, Fig. 13 [secondary reference]

common name: Vassal's Wattle [n/a]

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 5 [secondary reference]

Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 562, Fig. 77S, Map 457 [secondary reference]

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): 492 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma vassalii (Maslin) Pedley legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma vassalii (Maslin) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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