This native epiphyte is commonly known as ribbed dodder.
Cassytha paniculata is described as a "dicot" in the Lauraceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
One record at Mount Walsh just outside the Fraser Coast region. Further records inland from there.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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