Eichler, A.W. in Martius, C.F.P. von (15 July 1868), Loranthaceae. Flora Brasiliensis 5(2): 45 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Blakely, W.F. (15 September 1922), The Loranthaceae of Australia. Part ii. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47(3): 206-221 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 279 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek phrygilos, a chaffinch; anthos, flower."

Kujit, J. (May 1994), Typification of the names of New World mistletoe taxa (Loranthaceae and Viscaceae) described by Martius and Eichler. Taxon 43(2): 192 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Type (designated here): Phrygilanthus tetrandrus (Ruiz & Pav.) Eichler"

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