Pleurothyrium
''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.''Pleurothyrium'' Nees ''Plants of the World Online''. Accessed 10 April 2023. Many of the species were first described in a 1993 revision of the genus.van der Werff, H. (1993) A revision of the genus ''Pleurothyrium'' (Lauraceae). ''Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden'', 39-118.