Maiden, J.H. (1918), The tropical Acacias of Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 30: 35-37, pl. II, figs 1-7 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Type. Stannary Hills, via Irvinebank, North Queensland (Dr. T.L. Bancroft, 1910, communicated by Mr. C.T. White)."

Pedley, L. (20 July 1978), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 1. Austrobaileya 1(2): 150 [secondary reference]

Pedley, L. (24 September 1987), Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Queensland: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2(4): 357 [basionym]

basionym of: Racosperma whitei (Maiden) Pedley legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 42 [secondary reference]

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B: 207-208, Fig. 44J-M, Map 290 APC [secondary reference]

• Type: Stannary Hills, Qld, 1910, T.L.Bancroft ; syn: NSW.

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma whitei (Maiden) Pedley legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

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

nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma whitei (Maiden) Pedley legitimate

Kodela, P.G. (4 September 2013), Lectotypification of Acacia gardneri, A. obtecta, A. sparsiflora and A. whitei (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae). Telopea 15: 79, Fig. 6 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Queensland: Stannary Hills, T.L.Bancroft s.n., anno 1910 [1909]; lecto (here chosen): NSW108134 (ex BRI); possible isolecto (otherwise residual syntypes): T.L.Bancroft 171, 30 Nov 1989 (supplied as "1910") (as cited in AVH 2013), BRI AQ22805 n.v.; T.L.Bancroft 171, undated (as cited by AVH 2013), BRI AQ197844 n.v.

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