# Laurophyllus

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{{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.](/source/Carl_Peter_Thunberg) (1792)<ref name=GRIN/>
| species = capensis
| authority = Thunb. (1792)
| synonyms = 
*''Botryceras'' {{Au|[Willd.](/source/Carl_Ludwig_von_Willdenow)}}
*''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](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online)''. Retrieved 1 January 2024.</ref>
}}

'''''Laurophyllus''''' is a [monotypic](/source/monotypic) genus of [dioecious](/source/Glossary_of_botanical_terms) shrubs in the subfamily [Anacardioideae](/source/Anacardioideae) of the cashew and sumac family [Anacardiaceae](/source/Anacardiaceae). It contains the single species '''''Laurophyllus capensis''''', which is [endemic](/source/Glossary_of_botanical_terms) to the [Eastern Cape](/source/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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