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• Type: L.S.Smith 624 (BRI); Dallarnil, Burnett Dist., Queensland; 28 XII 1939."

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Barlow, B.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Loranthaceae. Flora of Australia 22: 123-124, Map 155 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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• Etymology: "From the Latin for 'forked', in reference to the inflorescence axis being divided into two branches."

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