Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 392 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N. Australia. Arnhem S. Bay and islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown; N. coast, F. Mueller; Quail island, Flood (the latter with broad cordate leaves). Queensland. Gilbert river, F. Mueller; N.E. coast, A. Cunningham, R. Brown (both with long narrow leaves)."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 65 [secondary reference]

Tieghem, P.E.L. van (1895), Sur Ie groupement des espèces en genres dans la tribu des Élytranthées de la famille des Loranthacées. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 42: 436 [basionym]

basionym of: Decaisnina signata (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Tiegh. legitimate

Tieghem, P.E.L. van (1895), Sur les Loranthoidées d'Australie. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 42: 83, 87 [basionym]

basionym of: Treubella signata (Benth.) Tiegh. legitimate

Engler, H.G.A. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (August 1897), Loranthaceae. Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien. Nachtrage zum II bis IV Teil Nachtr. 1: 126 [basionym]

basionym of: Elytranthe signata (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Engl. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 460 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 607 [secondary reference]

Blakely, W.F. (15 December 1922), The Loranthaceae of Australia. Part iii. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47(4): 393 [secondary reference]

Blakely, W.F. (2 July 1924), The Loranthaceae of Australia. Part v. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49(2): 93-94, Pl. 25 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Treubella signata (Benth.) Tiegh. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Elytranthe signata (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Engl. legitimate misapplication: Loranthus insularum A.Gray legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1860), Essay on the plants collected by Mr Eugene Fitzalan during Lieut. Smith's Expedition to the Estuary of the Burdekin: 14

• Comment: Cited as Loranthus signatus F.Muell.

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 223 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Amylotheca signata (Benth.) Danser legitimate

Barlow, B.A. (1966), A revision of the Loranthaceae of Australia and New Zealand. Australian Journal of Botany 14(3): 435-438, Figs 3a-b & 4 (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Northern Australia (Gregory Exped.) F. Mueller, Sept. 1855 (MEL).

Barlow, B.A. (1966), A revision of the Loranthaceae of Australia and New Zealand. Australian Journal of Botany 14(3): 435 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Decaisnina signata (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Tiegh. legitimate

Barlow, B.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Loranthaceae. Flora of Australia 22: 76 [secondary reference]

Barlow, B.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Loranthaceae. Flora of Australia 22: 76 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Decaisnina signata (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Tiegh. legitimate

Barlow, B.A. (18 November 1993), Conspectus of the genera Amylotheca, Cyne, Decaisnina, Lampas, Lepeostegeres and Loxanthera (Loranthaceae). Blumea 38(1): 93 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Decaisnina signata (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Tiegh. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Decaisnina signata (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Tiegh. legitimate

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