A family of about 65 genera and 950 species, pantropic but extending into temperate regions of both hemispheres; 12 genera occur naturally in Australia. Barlow (1984).

Amyema - A genus of about 100 species in Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; 36 species occur naturally in Australia. Barlow (1984);  Harden et al. (2014); Kujit & Hansen (2015).

Amylotheca - A genus of four species in New Guinea, Australia and the Pacific islands; two species occur naturally in Australia. Barlow (1993).

Cecarria - A monoypic genus in the Philippines, New Guinea, Australia and the Pacific islands.

Dactyliophora - A genus of three species in New Guinea and Australia; one species occurs naturally in Australia.

Decaisnina - A genus of about 25 species in the Philippines, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; six species occur naturally in Australia. Barlow (1993).

Dendrophthoe - A genus of 38 species in tropical Africa, southern Asia, Malesia and Australia; six species occur naturally in Australia. Barlow (1984, 1997)

Diplatia - A genus of three species endemic to Australia. Barlow (1984)

Lysiana - A genus of 8 species endemic to Australia. Barlow (1984).

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Barlow, B.A. (1992). Conspectus of the genus Amyema. Blumea 36:293-381.

Barlow, B.A. (1993). Conspectus of the genera Amylotheca, Cyne, Decaisnina, Lampas, Lepeostageres and Loxanthera (Loranthaceae). Blumea 38:65-126.

Barlow, B.A. (1997). Loranthaceae. In 'Flora Malesiana'. Ser. I, 13:209-401. (Foundation Flora Malesiana: Leiden).

Harden, G.J., Nicholson, H.R.W., McDonald, W.J.F., Nicholson, N.J., Tame, T. & Williams, J. (2014). Rainforest Plants of Australia. Rockhampton to Victoria. Gwen Harden Publishing.

Kujit, J. and Hansen, B. (2015). Loranthaceae. Flowering Plants Eudicots. Santalales, Balanophorales. In Kubitzki, K. (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. (Springer-Verlag: Berlin). Vol. 12, pp. 73-119.