Checklist of Australian mistletoes with host genera

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Recorded host genera ( * = non-native host genera)
Based largely on Downey, P. (1998) see reference at end of page.
Where one host genus predominates in the records it is listed in bold.
For epiparasites (mistletoe on mistletoe) the record is in bold-red.

Acacia, Aidia, Atalaya, Banksia, Brachychiton, Buchanania, Callitris, Carissa, Croton, Cryptocarya, Denhamia, Eucalyptus, Ficus, Gardenia, Grevillea, Grewia, Hakea, Lumnitzera, Lysiana, Lysiphyllum, Mallotus, Mallotus, Marsdenia, Nerium*, Owenia, Petalostigma, Planchonella, Terminalia

Acacia, Angophora, Eucalyptus, Nitraria

Eucalyptus

Acacia, Allocasuarina, Callitris, Casuarina, Eremophila, Eucalyptus, Melaleuca

Acacia, Acmena, Acradenia, Acronychia, Allocasuarina, Alphitonia, Amyema, Astrotricha, Backhousia, Banksia, Callistemon, Canthium, Capparis, Cassine, Casuarina, Celtis*, Ceriops, Citrus*, Crataegus*, Croton, Cupaniopsis, Dendrophthoe, Elaeodendron, Eremophila, Erythrox, Eucalyptus, Excoecaria, Exocarpos, Flindersia, Geijera, Illicium, Lagerstroemia*, Leptospermum, Lophostemon, Lumnitzera, Mallotus, Melaleuca, Melia, Muellerina, Nerium*, Notelaea, Parsonsia, Petalostigma, Pimelea, Planchonella, Pongamia*, Pouteria, Prunus*, Pyrus*, Quercus, Randia, Salix*, Santalum, Senna, Terminalia

Acacia, Alectryon, Allocasuarina, Alphitonia, Alyxia, Bauhinia, Boehmeria, Callistemon, Capparis, Casuarina, Citrus*, Croton, Erythroxylum, Excoecaria, Gardenia, Grevillea, Lysiphyllum, Melaleuca, Pemphis, Petalostigma, Pouteria, Psidium*, Terminalia, Thespesia, Turraea, Xylocarpus

Acacia, Lumnitzera, Owenia

Eucalyptus

Acacia

Wide range of rainforest hosts

Acacia, Callistemon, Melaleuca

Acacia, Casuarina, Eucalyptus, Grevillea, Hakea

Alphitonia, Callistemon, Citrus*, Commersonia, Guioa, Pipturus

Barringtonia, Ficus, Mallotus, Pouteria

Melaleuca

Acacia, Cassia

Acacia, Allocasuarina, Amyema, Casuarina, Eremophila

Capparis, Eremocitrus, Flindersia, Geijera, Grevillea

Aegiceras, Avicennia, Camptostemon, Ceriops, Excoecaria, Lumnitzera, Mallotus, Melaleuca , Pouteria, Rhizophora, Thespesia

Acacia, Atalaya, Bauhinia, Carissa, Cassia, Casuarina, Erythrophloeum, Eucalyptus, Grevillea, Lysiana, Myoporum

Casuarina, Exocarpos, Melaleuca, Myoporum, Pittosporum

Melaleuca

Acacia, Allocasuarina, Amyema , Angophora, Brachychiton, Callitris, Canthium, Casuarina, Eucalyptus, Exocarpos, Melaleuca, Muellerina, Petalostigma, Planchonia

Acacia, Alectryon, Allocasuarina, Amyema, Anthocercis, Callitris, Canthium, Casuarina, Eremophila, Eucalyptus, Exocarpos, Geijera, Melaleuca, Myoporum, Pittosporum, Santalum, Syncarpia, Ventilago

Acacia, Eremophila

Acacia, Allocasuarina, Amyema, Angophora, Casuarina, Crataegus*, Eucalyptus, Muellerina, Siphonodon

Dysoxylum

Acacia, Alectryon, Calytrix, Cassia, Casuarina, Chamaecytisus*, Cytisus*, Eremophila, Eucalyptus, Exocarpos, Geijera , Grevillea, Hakea, Lysiana, Melaleuca , Santalum, Senna, Templetonia, Virgilia

Eucalyptus

Acacia, Alectryon, Bauhinia, Callitris, Carissa , Casuarina, Eremophila, Eucalyptus, Flindersia, Geijera, Hakea, Mallotus, Melaleuca, Myoporum, Owenia

No recorded host species

Acronychia, Alphitonia, Canarium, Cryptocarya, Dysoxylum, Ficus, Grevillea, Pinus, Sloanea, Syncarpia

Acacia, Eucalyptus, Leptospermum, Melaleuca, Timonius

No recorded host species

No recorded host species

Avicennia, Camptostemon, Excoecaria

Asteromyrtus, Baeckea, Calytrix, Melaleuca, Regelia

Acacia, Aidia, Alectryon, Barringtonia, Carissa, Casuarina, Croton, Dendrophthoe, Drypetes, Erythroxylum, Eucalyptus, Exocarpos, Ficus, Flindersia, Gardenia, Lumnitzera, Lysiphyllum, Petalostigma, Planchonella, Pouteria , Premna, Terminalia, Thespesia, Wrightia

Acronychia, Idiospermum, Macaranga, Musgravea, Planchonella, Synima

Abrophyllum, Acacia, Acmena, Acronychia, Alphitonia, Anthocarapa, Aphananthe, Austromyrtus, Backhousia, Beilschmiedia, Casuarina, Chrysophyllum, Cinnamomum, Connarus, Cryptocarya, Cupaniopsis, Diospyros, Doryphora, Drypetes, Dysoxylum, Elaeocarpus, Endiandra, Endiandra, Eugenia, Eupomatia, Exocarpos, Ficus, Garcinia, Grevillea , Jacaranda*, Jagera, Leucopogon, Lophostemon, Macaranga, Mallotus, Petrea, Pipturus, Pittosporum, Planchonella, Polyalthia, Polyosma , Pseudomorus, Psychotria, Rapanea, Rhodamnia, Rhodomyrtus, Scolopia, Syzygium

Archirhodomyrtus, Casuarina, Eucalyptus, Grevillea, Pittosporum, Rhodomyrtus

Acacia, Acmena, Allocasuarina, Anthocarapa, Aphananthe, Austromyrtus, Backhousia, Callistemon, Casuarina, Cupaniopsis, Daphnandra, Doryphora, Duboisia , Dysoxylum, Ehretia, Endiandra, Eugenia, Eugenia, Ficus, Guioa , Lophostemon, Macadamia, Pseudomorus , Rapanea, Rhodamnia, Rhodomyrtus, Syzygium

Xanthostemon

Mallotus

Banksia, Barringtonia, Buchanania, Denhamia, Derris, Erythrophloeum, Eucalyptus, Ficus, Lophostemon, Maranthes, Melaleuca, Owenia, Planchonia, Pouteria, Syzygium, Terminalia , Timonius, Tristania

Lophostemon, Syzygium, Terminalia, Tristania

Alphitonia, Alstonia, Barringtonia, Buchanania, Eucalyptus, Euroschinus, Ficus, Lophostemon, Melaleuca, Parinari, Planchonia, Syzygium, Terminalia , Tristania

Alstonia, Morus

Planchonia

Buchanania, Alstonia, Nerium*, Asclepias, Parinari, Terminalia, Antidesma, Excoecaria, Mallotus, Petalostigma , Barringtonia, Planchonia, Amyema, Mimosa*, Ficus, Morus, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Lophostemon, Melaleuca, Syzygium, Tristania, Xanthostemon, Banksia, Coelospermum, Ixora, Timonius

Acacia, Alphitonia, Asclepias, Buchanania, Calophyllum, Carallia, Casuarina, Cryptocarya, Dillena, Diospyros, Elaeocarpus, Ervatamia, Ficus , Glochidion, Ixora, Litsea, Lophostemon, Maranthes, Myristica, Planchonia, Pouteria, Psydrax, Semecarpus, Syzygium, Terminalia, Timonius, Wikstroemia

Acacia, Adansonia, Ailanthus, Blepharocarya, Brachychiton, Capparis, Cochlospermum, Erythrophloeum, Eucalyptus, Gardenia, Grevillea, Melaleuca, Metrosideros, Sterculia, Syzygium, Terminalia, Ventilago

Acacia, Acmena, Acronychia, Alphitonia, Angophora, Annona, Archidendron, Bauhinia, Callistemon, Casuarina, Cerbera, Citrus*, Cryptocarya, Eucalyptus, Ficus, Flindersia, Glochidion, Jacaranda*, Lantana*, Lomatia , Lophostemon, Melaleuca, Melia, Muellerina, Platanus*, Pleiogynium, Syzygium

Acacia , Adansonia, Allocasuarina, Amyema , Angophora, Atalaya, Barringtonia, Brachychiton, Callistemon, Canarium, Casuarina, Chamaecytisus*, Commersonia, Cupaniopsis, Diospyros, Dodonaea, Erythrophloeum, Eucalyptus, Excoecaria, Ficus , Flueggia, Grevillea, Lophostemon, Magnolia*, Mallotus, Melaleuca, Melastoma, Neofabricia , Nerium*, Parinari, Pavetta, Quercus*, Rhizophora, Schinus*, Sterculia, Tephrosia, Terminalia, Tristania, Welchiodendron

Acacia, Buchanania, Eucalyptus, Grevillea, Lophostemon, Melaleuca, Terminalia, Tristania

Acacia, Allosyncarpia, Buchanania, Erythrophloeum, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Grevillea, Hakea, Lagerstroemia*, Melaleuca, Persoonia, Syzygium, Terminalia, Xanthostemon

Acacia, Allocasuarina, Amyema, Angophora, Annona, Barringtonia, Brachychiton, Bursaria, Callistemon, Calophyllum, Canarium, Casuarina, Chamaecytisus*, Citrus*, Crataegus*, Cryptocarya, Cydonia*, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Euodia, Excoecaria, Exocarpos, Grevillea, Hakea, Hibiscus, Kunzea, Lagerstroemia, Leptospermum, Lophostemon, Magnolia*, Malus*, Melaleuca, Melia, Mischocarpus, Muellerina, Nerium*, Persoonia, Pinus*, Pithecellobium, Populus*, Psidium, Pyrus*, Rapanea, Salix*, Schinus*, Symplocos, Tristania, Zygogynum

Alectryon, Asteromyrtus, Baeckea, Callistemon, Canthium, Dendrophthoe, Eucalyptus, Flindersia, Leptospermum, Melaleuca, Neofabricia, Thryptomene

Amyema, Atalaya, Eucalyptus, Melaleuca,

Melaleuca

Acacia, Alectryon, Allocasuarina, Alyxia, Cassia, Casuarina , Eremophila, Exocarpos, Hakea, Melaleuca, Pittosporum, Santalum

Acacia, Alectryon, Allocasuarina, Alyxia, Amyema, Apophyllum, Atalaya, Bauhinia, Bursaria, Capparis, Cassia, Casuarina, Ceanothus, Chamaecytisus*, Chenopodium , Citrus*, Dodonaea, Eremocitrus, Eremophila, Eucalyptus, Exocarpos, Ficus, Geijera, Grevillea, Hakea, Jasminum*, Lagunaria, Lysiphyllum, Maclura, Melaleuca, Muehlenbeckia, Myoporum, Nerium*, Nicotiana, Nitraria, Olea*, Owenia, Pittosporum, Prosopis, Quercus*, Santalum, Senna, Templetonia

Acacia, Allocasuarina, Casuarina

Acacia, Amyema, Apophyllum, Bauhinia, Capparis, Cassia, Eremophila, Eucalyptus, Flindersia, Grevillea, Nerium*, Pittosporum, Santalum

Acacia, Capparis, Casuarina, Ceriops, Excoecaria, Myoporum, Premna, Rhizophora

Acacia, Cassia, Casuarina, Eremophila, Eucalyptus, Gossypium, Melaleuca, Muehlenbeckia, Pittosporum

Acacia, Adansonia, Alectryon, Alphitonia, Amyema, Atalaya, Bauhinia, Boehmeria, Buchanania, Callitris, Capparis, Cassia, Dendrophthoe, Dodonaea, Eremophila, Erythrophloeum, Eucalyptus, Excoecaria, Ficus, Flueggia, Gardenia, Geijera, Grevillea, Hakea, Lagunaria, Lumnitzera, Lysiphyllum, Melaleuca, Micromelum, Nerium*, Owenia, Persoonia, Pittosporum , Pleiogynium, Santalum, Senna, Terminalia, Viscum

Acacia, Alectryon, Allocasuarina, Amyema, Angophora, Apophyllum, Archidendropsis*, Atalaya, Azadirachta*, Bauhinia, Boehmeria, Bursaria, Canthium, Capparis, Cassia, Casuarina, Citrus*, Denhamia, Eremocitrus, Eremophila, Eucalyptus, Excoecaria, Exocarpos, Ficus, Flindersia, Gardenia, Geijera, Grevillea, Hakea, Lysicarpus, Lysiphyllum, Maytenus, Melaleuca, Muehlenbeckia, Nerium*, Nitraria, Petalostigma, Pittosporum, Pouteria, Psydrax, Rhizophora, Santalum, Senna, Thespesia

Callitris, Chamaecytisus*

Acacia, Acmena, Acronychia, Acrotriche, Allocasuarina, Amyema, Angophora, Araucaria , Astrotricha, Banksia , Callistemon, Casuarina, Citrus*, Cryptocarya, Dendrophthoe, Eucalyptus, Exocarpos, Ficus, Hakea, Harpullia, Litsea, Macadamia, Magnolia*, Malus*, Melia, Muellerina, Nerium*, Persoonia, Photinia*, Platanus*, Prunus*, Pyrus*, Quercus*, Robinia*, Salix*, Schinus*, Syncarpia, Synoum, ,

Acacia, Allocasuarina, Angophora, Brachychiton, Callistemon, Callitris, Casuarina, Chamaecytisus*, Eucalyptus, Euonymus*, Exocarpos , Kunzea, Leptospermum, Lysiana, Magnolia*, Melaleuca, Melia , Muellerina, Photinia*, Platanus* , Prunus*, Quercus*, Schinus* , Ulmus*

Allocasuarina, Croton, Kunzea, Notelaea, Pandorea

Alectryon, Citrus*, Croton , Geijera

Citrus*, Nestegis*

Cryptocarya, Elaeodendron, Olea

No recorded host species

Acronychia, Acrotriche, Austromyrtus, Backhousia, Eugenia, Geijera, Polyosma, Rapanea , Rhodomyrtus

Acacia

Acmena, Cinnamomum, Eugenia, Syzygium

Acmena, Alyxia, Archirhodomyrtus, Callistemon, Capparis, Cassine, Cryptocarya, Diospyros, Doryphora, Elaeocarpus, Elaeodendron, Eremophila, Eugenia, Geijera, Lophostemon, Lycium , Melaleuca, Notelaea, Prunus*, Sloanea, Syzygium, Trochocarpa, Xanthophyllum

Argyrodendron, Brachychiton, Francisodendron, Heritiera, Jagera, Zanthoxylum

Amyema, Callistemon, Melaleuca

Acronychia, Brombya, Canarium, Flindersia, Pullea, Syzygium, Toona

Acacia, Acronychia, Allocasuarina, Amyema, Amylotheca, Angophora, Brachychiton, Canarium, Casuarina, Cryptocarya, Dendrophthoe, Eucalyptus, Grevillea, Litsea, Lophostemon, Lysiana, Melicope, Muellerina, Notothixos, Syncarpia, Viscum

Acacia, Allocasuarina, Amyema, Amylotheca, Angophora, Buchanania, Casuarina, Citrus*, Decaisnina, Dendrophthoe, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Exocarpos, Lophostemon, Lysiana, Melaleuca, Notothixos, Parinari, Syzygium

Casuarina, Amyema

Celtis*, Croton, Ficus, Grewia, Ichnocarpus

Amyema, Buchanania, Decaisnina, Dendrophthoe, Eucalyptus, Terminalia