Merrill, E.D. (5 August 1906), New or noteworthy Philippine Plants, V. Philippine Journal of Science 1 (Suppl. 3): 189-190 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "LUZON, Province of Bataan, Lamao River, Mount Mariveles (1081, 134 Whitford) February, 1905, May, 1904; (1813 Borden) September, 1904."

Barlow, B.A. (1962), Studies in Australian Loranthaceae. I. Nomenclature and new additions. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 87(1): 60 [basionym]

basionym of: Muellerina obtusifolia (Merr.) Barlow legitimate

Barlow, B.A. & Wiens, D. (1973), The classification of the generic segregates of Phrygilanthus (= Notanthera) of the Loranthaceae. Brittonia 25(1): 34 [basionym]

basionym of: Cecarria obtusifolia (Merr.) Barlow legitimate

Barlow, B.A. (26 January 1983), Supplement to a revision of the Loranthaceae of Australia. Brunonia 5(2): 207 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cecarria obtusifolia (Merr.) Barlow legitimate

Barlow, B.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Loranthaceae. Flora of Australia 22: 90 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cecarria obtusifolia (Merr.) Barlow legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cecarria obtusifolia (Merr.) Barlow legitimate

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