''Pleurothyrium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Lauraceae
Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016 ). They are dicotyledons, and occur m ...
. It includes 48 species, which are native to
Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
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.
Species
48 species are currently accepted:
[
*'' Pleurothyrium acuminatum''
*'' Pleurothyrium amapaense''
*'' Pleurothyrium amplifolium''
* '' Pleurothyrium arcuatum''
*'' Pleurothyrium bifidum''
* '' Pleurothyrium bilocellatum''
* '' Pleurothyrium bracteatum''
* '' Pleurothyrium brochidodromum''
*'' Pleurothyrium chrysothyrsus''
*'' Pleurothyrium cinereum''
*'' Pleurothyrium cordatum''
*'' Pleurothyrium costanense''
*'']