Notothixos Oliv.

4 species in Aust. (2 endemic); Qld, NSW, Vic.

Erect or pendent, epiphytic, parasitic, divaricate shrubs. Young parts of plant with dense tomentum. Inflorescence of 1 or more fan-like cymes with 3–13 flowers, each subtended by a pair of bracts. Flowers very small. Perianth segments 4, persistent. Inferior ovary barrel-shaped to cylindrical. Fruit with persistent perianth.