{{Short description|Genus of shrubs}} {{Speciesbox | image = Laurophyllus capensis 1DS-II 5766.jpg | image_caption = ''Laurophyllus capensis'' in Western Cape, South Africa | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN/> | display_parents = 2 | genus = Laurophyllus | parent_authority = Thunb. (1792)<ref name=GRIN/> | species = capensis | authority = Thunb. (1792) | synonyms = *''Botryceras'' {{Au|Willd.}} *''Amyris novaehollandiae'' {{small|Steud. (1840)}} *''Botryceras capensis'' {{small|(Thunb.) Druce (1916 publ. 1917)}} *''Botryceras laurinum'' {{small|Willd. (1811)}} *''Daphnitis capensis'' {{small|Spreng. (1824)}} | synonyms_ref = <ref name=GRIN/><ref name = powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:69824-1 ''Laurophyllus capensis'' Thunb.] ''Plants of the World Online''. Retrieved 1 January 2024.</ref> }}
'''''Laurophyllus''''' is a monotypic genus of dioecious shrubs in the subfamily Anacardioideae of the cashew and sumac family Anacardiaceae. It contains the single species '''''Laurophyllus capensis''''', which is endemic to the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The species is found on wooded hillsides and by streams.<ref name=Anacardiaceae/>
==References== {{Reflist|refs =
<ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author1=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) |author2=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group |author3=von Staden, L. |name-list-style=amp |title=''Laurophyllus capensis'' |article-number=e.T149505212A149505214 |year=2019 |access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref>
<ref name=GRIN> {{GRIN genus | name = ''Laurophyllus'' Thunb. | id = 6563 | access-date = 25 Jul 2015}} </ref>
<ref name=Anacardiaceae>{{cite web | title = ''Laurophyllus'' | url = http://www.anacardiaceae.org/anacardiaceae/a-genera/laurophyllus/ | work = Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae molecular systematics and taxonomic research | publisher = anacardiaceae.org | access-date = 25 Jul 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150801060317/http://www.anacardiaceae.org/anacardiaceae/a-genera/laurophyllus/ | archive-date = 1 August 2015 | url-status = usurped }}</ref>
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Category:Anacardiaceae Category:Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Category:Monotypic Sapindales genera Category:Anacardiaceae genera Category:Dioecious plants Category:Plants described in 1792
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