Acanthaceae

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Saintpauliopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It only contains one known species, Saintpauliopsis lebrunii Staner

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Rostellularia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.

Hulemacanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It includes two species endemic to New Guinea.

Strobilanthopsis linifolia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a perennial or shrub native to the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Angola. It is the sole species in genus Strobilianthopsis.

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Afrofittonia commonly known as the hunter's weed, is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. There is only one species in the genus, Afrofittonia silvestris. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss due to Oil & gas drilling.

Eremomastax speciosa is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae.It is a subshrub or shrub native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea to Ethiopia, Zambia, and Madagascar. It is the sole species in genus Eremomastax.

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Angkalanthus oligophylla is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra, which is part of Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas. It is the sole species in genus Angkalanthus.

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Graphandra procumbens is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Thailand. It is the sole species in genus Graphandra.

Thyrsacanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, found in South America east of the Andes, typically in drier areas. Perennial shrubs, they were resurrected from Anisacanthus in 2010, leaving it with the North American species.

Gypsacanthus nelsonii is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a shrub native to central and southwestern Mexico. It is the sole species in genus Gypsacanthus.

Megaskepasma is a monotypic genus of plants containing the single species Megaskepasma erythrochlamys, known by the common name Brazilian red-cloak. Native to Venezuela and Suriname, it is a free branching, upright showy tropical shrub that grows to 3 m high with appressed reddish hairs, stout stems, and broad ovate 12–30 cm long dark green leaves with pink midrib. It is grown as an ornamental shrub in climates from warm temperate to tropical for its inflorescence, large erect heads of conspicuous crimson bracts, and two-lipped white flowers. This plant prefers a rich soil and is propagat

Cynarospermum asperrimum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub endemic to the Western Ghats of western India. It is the sole species in genus Cynarospermum.

Tessmanniacanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It only contains one known species, Tessmanniacanthus chlamydocardioides

Chalarothyrsus amplexicaulis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub native to central and southwestern Mexico. It is the sole species in genus Chalarothyrsus.

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Anomacanthus congolanus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, and Cabinda Province of Angola. It is the sole species in genus Anomacanthus.

Stenothyrsus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. The only species is Stenothyrsus ridleyi. It is endemic to Perak in Peninsular Malaysia.

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Mexacanthus mcvaughii is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to southwestern Mexico. It is the sole species in genus Mexacanthus.

Dichazothece cylindracea is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is native to Rio de Janeiro state of southeastern Brazil. It is the sole species in genus Dichazothece.

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Dianthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 41 species native to the Americas, ranging from eastern Canada to northern Argentina.

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Isotheca is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. The only species is Isotheca alba. It is a subshrub native to Mount Aripo on Trinidad and to northeastern Venezuela.

Ruelliopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It only contains one known species, Ruelliopsis setosa.

Kosmosiphon azureus is a species of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is native to Cameroon and Democratic Republic of the Congo in west-central tropical Africa. It is the sole species in genus Kosmosiphon.

Metarungia galpinii is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae of dicotyledonous flowering plants. It is a shrub endemic to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the sole species in genus Metarungia.

Aphanosperma is genus of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae containing a single species, Aphanosperma sinaloensis. It is endemic to Mexico. The species is self-compatible and autogamous.

Calycacanthus magnusianus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to New Guinea. A new species in genus Calycacanthus, C. insularis, was discovered in 2023. ==References==

Ambongia perrieri is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. It is the sole species in genus Ambongia.

Salpixantha coccinea is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is the sole species in genus Salpixantha.

Calacanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It contains a single species, Calacanthus grandiflorus. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of western India, in the states Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka. It typically grows on moist sunny slopes, including in clumps near streams and on ridge tops, along forest edges, and in shrublands, from 550 to 1,000 metres elevation.

Ascotheca paucinervia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub or shrub native to west-central tropical Africa, ranging from southern Nigeria to Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. It is the sole species in genus Ascotheca.

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Stenandriopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It includes 20 species native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. Molecular phylogenies have placed the Old World Stenandriopsis apart from New World Stenandrium, and the genus is accepted in a classification of the family Acanthaceae published in 2022.

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Streptosiphon hirsutus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a shrub endemic to Tanzania. It is the sole species in genus Streptosiphon.

Cuenotia speciosa is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Pernambuco in northeastern Brazil

Conocalyx laxus is a species of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. It is the sole species in genus Conocalyx.

Hoverdenia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It only contains one species, Hoverdenia speciosa.

Sebastiano-schaueria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. The only known species is Sebastiano-schaueria oblongata.

Samuelssonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It has only one known species, Samuelssonia verrucosa, a small tree which grows to 5 meters tall which is native to the Massif de la Hotte in Haiti.

Kudoacanthus is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. It contains a single species, Kudoacanthus albonervosus. It is a subshrub endemic to Taiwan.

Xantheranthemum, known as the golden vein plant or bronze vein plant, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Xantheranthemum igneum, native to Peru. It is grown as a greenhouse or house plant. There may be some confusion caused by the names of the botanists Linden and Lindau, as some sources associate it with Aphelandra goodspeedii Standl. & F.A.Barkley, along with Chamaeranthemum igneum Regel, Eranthemum igneum Linden, Stenandrium igneum (Linden) André, Stenandrium pictum N.E.Br., and Xantheranthemum igneum (Linden) Lindau.

Gymnophragma is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. The only species is Gymnophragma simplex.