Laurophyllus

{{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

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| display_parents = 2

| genus = Laurophyllus

| parent_authority = Thunb. (1792)

| 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 = [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.

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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.