Laurophyllus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Anacardiaceae
Subfamilia: Anacardioideae
Genus: Laurophyllus
Species: L. capensis
Name

Laurophyllus Thunb., Nov. Gen. Pl. [Thunberg] 6: 104. (1792)

monotypic taxon

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Botryceras Willd.
Daphnitis Spreng.

References

Thunberg, C.P. 1792. Nova genera plantarum, quorum partem primam 6: 104.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Laurophyllus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 04. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Laurophyllus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Laurophyllus. Published online. Accessed: Mar 04 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Laurophyllus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 04.

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.[3]
References

"Laurophyllus capensis Thunb.". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 25 Jul 2015 – via The Plant List.
"genus Laurophyllus Thunb". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 25 Jul 2015.
"Laurophyllus". Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae molecular systematics and taxonomic research. anacardiaceae.org. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 25 Jul 2015.