Pleurothyrium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It includes 48 species, which are native to Central America and northern South America.[1] Many of the species were first described in a 1993 revision of the genus.[2]

Pleurothyrium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Pleurothyrium
Nees

Species

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48 species are currently accepted:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pleurothyrium Nees. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ van der Werff, H. (1993). A revision of the genus Pleurothyrium (Lauraceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 39-118.