Overview
The family Acanthaceae (or Acanthus family) is a taxon of flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species.
Most are tropical herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epiphytes. Only a few species are distributed in temperate regions. The four main centres of distribution are Indonesia and Malaysia, Africa, Brasil and Central America. The representatives of the family can be found in nearly every habitat, including dense or open forests, in scrublands, on wet fields and valleys, at the sea coast and in marine areas, and in swamps and as an element of mangrove woods.
Plants in this family have simple, opposite, decussate leaves with entire (or sometimes toothed, lobed, or spiny) margins, and without stipules. The leaves may contain cystoliths, or calcium carbonate concretions, seen as streaks on the surface. The flowers are perfect, zygomorphic to nearly actinomorphic, these arranged in an inflorescence that is either a spike, raceme, or cyme. Typically there is a colorful bract subtending each flower; in some species the bract is large and showy. The calyx is usually 4-5 lobed; the corolla tubular, 2-lipped or 5-lobed; stamens either 2 or 4 arranged in pairs and inserted on the corolla; and the ovary superior, 2-carpellate, with axile placentation. The fruit is a two-celled capsule, dehiscing somewhat explosively. In most species, the seeds are attached to a small, hooked stalk (a modified funiculus called a jaculator) that ejects them from the capsule.
A species well-known to temperate gardeners isAcanthus mollis or Bear's breeches, a herbaceous perennial plant with big leaves and flower spikes up to 2 m tall. Tropical genera familiar to gardeners include Thunbergia and Justicia.
Avicennia, a genus of mangrove tree, usually placed in Verbenaceae or in its own family, Avicenniaceae, is included in Acanthaceae by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group on the basis of molecular phylogenetic studies that show it to be associated with this family.
Selected Genera
There are 246 accepted genera according to Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
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Taxonomy
The Family Acanthaceae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Subfamily (38): Acanthoideae · Agapanthoideae · Amygdaloideae · Apioideae · Asteroideae · Bombinae · Bromelioideae · Cactoideae · Caryophylloideae · Coliadinae · Crotonoideae · Cypripedioideae · Epidendroideae · Ericoideae · Faboideae · Grevilleoideae · Hydrangeoideae · Iridoideae · Ixioideae · Larinae · Nelsonioideae · Nepetoideae · Olethreutinae · Philodendroideae · Polemonioideae · Potentilloideae · Pyroideae · Ranunculoideae · Rhinanthoideae · Rhododendroideae · Ruboideae · Scrophularioideae · Sedoideae · Spiraeoideae · Staticoideae · Thunbergioideae · Ulmoideae · Violoideae
- Tribe (46): Abutilieae · Amygdaleae · Anemoneae · Anthemideae · Antirrhineae · Banksieae · Bombini · Calluneae · Cheloneae · Codiaeae · Coelogyneae · Coreopsideae · Cypripedieae · Ericeae · Genisteae · Gnaphalieae · Heliantheae · Hesperideae · Hydrangeae · Hylocereeae · Ipomoeeae · Irideae · Ixieae · Kohlerieae · Larini · Lysimachieae · Magnolieae · Maleae · Maranteae · Mendoncieae · Mentheae · Peucedaneae · Phaseoleae · Polemonieae · Potentilleae · Primuleae · Rhamneae · Rhododendreae · Salvieae · Sedeae · Sileneae · Spiraeeae · Tageteae · Thunbergieae · Veroniceae · Violeae
- Genus (480): Acanthea · Acanthodium · Acanthopale · Acanthopsis · Acanthostelma · Acanthura · Acanthus · Acelica · Achyrocalyx · Adathoda · Adatoda · Adelaster · Adeloda · Adenacanthus · Adenosma · Adenostachya · Adhatoda · Aechmanthera · Aetheilema · Afrofittonia · Afromendoncia · Alvarezia · Amathea · Ambongia · Amphiestes · Amphiscopia · Ancalanthus · Ancistranthus · Ancistrostylis · Ancylacanthus · Ancylogyne · Androcentrum · Andrographis · Angkalanthus · Anisacanthus · Anisosepalum · Anisostachya · Anisotes · Anomacanthus · Anthacanthus · Antheilema · Antheliacanthus · Anthocometes · Apassalus · Aphanandrium · Aphanosperma · Aphelandra · Aphelandrella · Aphragmia · Apolepsis · Aporuellia · Arrhostoxylon · Arrhostoxylum · Ascotheca · Asteracantha · Asystasia · Asystasiella · Athlianthus · Aulojusticia · Averia · Avicennia · Ballochia · Banjolea · Baphicacanthus · Barleria · Barleriacanthus · Barlerianthus · Barleriola · Barleriopsis · Barleriosiphon · Barlerites · Belantheria · Beloperone · Beloperonides · Benoicanthus · Bentia · Berginia · Birnbaumia · Blechum · Blepharacanthus · Blepharis · Borneacanthus · Boutonia · Brachystephanus · Bravaisia · Bremekampia · Brillantaisia · Brochosiphon · Brunoniella · Buceragenia · Butayea · Buteraea · Calacantha · Calacanthus · Calasias · Caldenbachia · Calliaspidia · Calophanes · Calophanoides · Calycacanthus · Calycostylis · Calymmostachya · Camarotea · Campylostemon · Cardanthera · Cardiacanthus · Carima · Carlowrightia · Carvia · Celerina · Centrilla · Cephalacanthus · Chaetacanthus · Chaetochlamys · Chaetothylax · Chaetothylopsis · Chalarothyrsus · Chamaeranthemum · Championella · Charachera · Cheilopsis · Chileranthemum · Chiloglossa · Chingiacanthus · Chlamidacanthus · Chlamydacanthus · Chlamydocardia · Chlamydostachya · Chorisochora · Chrestienia · Chroesthes · Clarkeasia · Clinacanthus · Clistax · Codonacanthus · Conocalyx · Copioglossa · Corymbostachys · Corythacanthus · Cosmianthemum · Crabbea · Crateola · Crossandra · Crossandrella · Cryphiacanthus · Cryptophragmium · Ctenopaepale · Cuenotia · Cyclacanthus · Cylindrosolenium · Cynarospermum · Cyphacanthus · Cyphisia · Cyrtacanthus · Cyrtanthera · Cyrtantherella · Cystacanthus · Dactylostegium · Daedalacanthus · Danguya · Dasytropis · Decliptera · Delphinacanthus · Dianthera · Diapedium · Diateinacanthus · Dichazothece · Dicladanthera · Dicliptera · Didyplosandra · Diflugossa · Dilivaria · Dimanisa · Dinteracanthus · Diotacanthus · Dipteracanthus · Dischistocalyx · Disperma · Distichocalyx · Ditrichospermum · Dizygandra · Dolichostachys · Dossifluga · Drejera · Drejerella · Duosperma · Duvernoia · Duvernoya · Dychoriste · Dyschoriste · Earlia · Ebermaiera · Ecbolium · Echinacanthus · Echinopaepale · Ecteinanthus · Elytraria · Encephalosphaera · Endomelas · Epiclastopelma · Eranthemum · Eremomastax · Erianthera · Eusiphon · Filetia · Fittonia · Forsythiopsis · Galeottia · Gantelbua · Gastranthus · Geissomeria · Gendarussa · Gerardia · Geunsia · Glockeria · Glossochilus · Golaea · Goldfussia · Graphandra · Graptophyllum · Gromovia · Gutzlaffia · Gymnacanthus · Gymnophragma · Gymnostachyum · Gynocraterium · Gypsacanthus · Habracanthus · Haemacanthus · Hallieracantha · Hansteinia · Haplanthera · Haplanthodes · Haplanthoides · Haplanthus · Harnieria · Harpochilus · Harrachia · Haselhoffia · Heinzelia · Hemiadelphis · Hemigraphis · Hemisandra · Henfreya · Henrya · Herpetacanthus · Heteradelphia · Hexacentris · Holographis · Homilacanthus · Homotropium · Hoverdenia · Hygrophila · Hymenochlaena · Hypoestes · Ichthyostoma · Indoneesiella · Ionacanthus · Isacanthus · Isaloa · Isochoriste · Isoglossa · Isotheca · Jacobinia · Jadunia · Jungia · Juruasia · Justica · Justicia · Kalbreyeracanthus · Kalbreyeriella · Kita · Kjellbergia · Kosmosiphon · Kudoacanthus · Lamiacanthus · Lankesteria · Lasiocladus · Leandriella · Leda · Lepidagathis · Leptacanthus · Leptosiphonium · Leptostachya · Leucorhaphis · Libonia · Lindauea · Linostylis · Lophostachys · Louteridium · Lundellia · Lychniothyrsus · Mackaya · Mackenziea · Macrorungia · Mananthes · Marcania · Megalochlamys · Megalostoma · Megaskepasma · Melittacanthus · Mellera · Mendocia · Mendoncia · Mendozia · Metarungia · Mexacanthus · Meyenia · Micranthus · Mimulopsis · Mirandea · Modiolastrum · Monachochlamys · Monechma · Monothecium · Monothecum · Morsacanthus · Nelsonia · Neohallia · Neolindenia · Neriacanthus · Neuracanthus · Nilgirianthus · Nomaphila · Odontonema · Onychacanthus · Ophiorrhiziphyllon · Oplonia · Oreacanthus · Oreothyrsus · Orophochilus · Orthotactus · Pachystachys · Parachampionella · Paragutzlaffia · Pararuellia · Parasympagis · Parasystasia · Paulowilhelmia · Pelecostemon · Pentstemonacanthus · Pericalypta · Perilepta · Peristrophe · Petalanthera · Phaulopsis · Phaylopsis · Phidiasia · Phlebophyllum · Phlogacanthus · Physacanthus · Pleuremidis · Podorungia · Poikilacanthus · Polyechma · Polylychnis · Polytrema · Populina · Porphyrocoma · Pranceacanthus · Psacadocalymma · Pseudaechmanthera · Pseuderanthemum · Pseudobarleria · Pseudoblepharis · Pseudocalyx · Pseudodicliptera · Pseudoranthemum · Pseudoruellia · Psilanthele · Psiloesthes · Pteroptychia · Ptyssiglottis · Pulchranthus · Pyrrothrix · Ramusia · Razisea · Rhacodiscus · Rhaphidospora · Rhinacanthus · Rhombochlamys · Rhytiglossa · Ritonia · Rostellaria · Rostellularia · Ruellia · Ruelliopsis · Rungia · Ruspolia · Russeggera · Ruttya · Salpinctium · Salpixantha · Salviacanthus · Samuelssonia · Sanchezia · Santapaua · Sapphoa · Sarojusticia · Sarotheca · Satanocrater · Sautiera · Schaueria · Schultzia · Schwabea · Sciaphyllum · Sclerochiton · Scytanthus · Semnostachya · Semnothyrsus · Sericocalyx · Sericographis · Sericospora · Siphonacanthus · Siphoneranthemum · Siphonoglossa · Sooia · Spathacanthus · Sphacanthus · Stachyacanthus · Standleyacanthus · Staurogyne · Stemonacanthus · Stenandriopsis · Stenandrium · Stenosiphonium · Stenostephanus · Stenothyrsus · Stephanophysum · Streblacanthus · Streptosiphon · Strobilacanthus · Strobilanthes · Strobilanthopsis · Strobilanthus · Styasasia · Stylarthropus · Suessenguthia · Supushpa · Sympagis · Synchoriste · Synnema · Syringidium · Tabernanthe · Tacoanthus · Taeniandra · Tarphochlamys · Teliostachya · Teliostachys · Tenoria · Tessmanniacanthus · Tetraglochidium · Tetragoga · Tetramerium · Thamnojusticia · Theileamea · Thelepaepale · Thomandersia · Thumbergia · Thunbergia · Thyrsacanthus · Thysanostigma · Trichanthera · Trichocalyx · Trybliocalyx · Tubiflora · Tyloglossa · Ulleria · Vavara · Vindasia · Vindaxia · Wahabia · Warpuria · Whitefieldia · Whitfieldia · Xanthostachya · Xenacanthus · Xerothamnella · Yeatesia · Zygoruellia
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7,822 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Family Acanthaceae.
Genera
Acanthea
Cyathea is a of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales. They are mostly terrestrial ferns, usually with a single tall stem. Rarely, the trunk may be branched or creeping. Many species also develop a fibrous mass of roots at the base of the trunk. The genus has a pantropical distribution, with over 470 species. They grow in habitats ranging from tropical rain forests to temperate woodlands. [more]
Acanthodium
Acanthopale
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Acanthopsis
A Genus in the Kingdom Plantae. [more]
Acanthostelma
Acanthura
Acanthus
Acelica
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Achyrocalyx
Adathoda
Adatoda
Adelaster
Adeloda
Adenacanthus
Adenosma
Herbs, erect or creeping, blackened when dry, villous with eglandular hairs, some with glandular hairs, frequently aromatic. Leaves opposite; leaf blade glandular punctate, margin serrate. Flowers short pedicellate or sessile, in racemes, spikes, or heads, sometimes solitary in axils of apical leaves. Bracteoles 2. Calyx deeply 5-lobed; upper lobe usually large. Corolla tubular; limb 2-lipped; lower lip spreading flat, 3(or 4) -lobed; upper lip erect, emarginate or entire. Stamens 4, didynamous, included; anther locules separate, short stipitate. Style entire or 2-lobed, apex dilated. Capsule ovoid to ellipsoid, septifragal, 4-valved, apex beaked. Seeds numerous, minute; seed coat reticulate.[1] [more]
Adenostachya
Adhatoda
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Aechmanthera
Aetheilema
Afrofittonia
Afrofittonia is a genus of in family Acanthaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]
Afromendoncia
Alvarezia
Amathea
Ambongia
Amphiestes
Amphiscopia
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Ancalanthus
Ancistranthus
Ancistrostylis
Ancylacanthus
Ancylogyne
Androcentrum
Andrographis
Andrographis paniculata is a plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka. [more]
Angkalanthus
Angkalanthus is a genus of in the Acanthaceae family. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]
Anisacanthus
Anisacanthus is a genus of plants in the family native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, and sometimes cultivated for use in xeriscape landscaping. They are sometimes known as "desert honeysuckles", though this term is shared with the genus Ancistranthus, and is something of a misnomer as true honeysuckles belong to the family Caprifoliaceae. [more]
Anisosepalum
Anisostachya
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Anisotes
Anisotes is a genus of in family Acanthaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]
Anomacanthus
Anthacanthus
Antheilema
Antheliacanthus
Anthocometes
Apassalus
Aphanandrium
Aphanosperma
Aphelandra
Aphelandra is a of about 170 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. [more]
Aphelandrella
Aphragmia
Ruellia is a genus of plant. [more]
Apolepsis
Aporuellia
Arrhostoxylon
Arrhostoxylum
Ruellia is a genus of plant. [more]
Ascotheca
Asteracantha
Asystasia
The Asystasia belongs to the family Acanthaceae and comprises approximately 70 species found in the tropics, including the weedy species Asystasia gangetica. [more]
Asystasiella
Athlianthus
Aulojusticia
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Averia
Averia' may also refer to: [more]
Avicennia
Shrubs or trees, maritime. Branches terete, sometimes 4-ridged when young. Leaves opposite. Inflorescences small spikes or capitula; bracts and bractlets ovate, shorter than calyx, persistent. Flowers small, opposite, sessile. Calyx cup-shaped, deeply 5-lobed; lobes overlapping, persistent. Corolla nearly actinomorphic, campanulate, shortly inserted on an inconspicuous disc; lobes 4 or 5, upper lobe often broader than others. Stamens 4, adnate to apical part of corolla tube. Ovary imperfectly 4-locular, with a free central winged placenta; ovules pendulous. Capsules subtended by persistent calyx, dehiscent into 2 leathery valves.[2] [more]
Ballochia
Ballochia is a genus of in family Acanthaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]
Banjolea
Baphicacanthus
Barleria
Barleria is a genus of plants in the family . [more]
Barleriacanthus
Barlerianthus
Barleriola
Barleriopsis
Barleriosiphon
Barlerites
Belantheria
Beloperone
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Beloperonides
Benoicanthus
Bentia
Berginia
Birnbaumia
Blechum
Blepharacanthus
Blepharis
Blepharis is a genus of in family Acanthaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]
Borneacanthus
Boutonia
Cordemoya integrifolia is a species of the family Euphorbiaceae and the sole species of the genus Cordemoya. It is native to Mauritius. This genus is also known as Boutonia Bojer ex Baill.. [more]
Brachystephanus
A Genus in the Kingdom Plantae. [more]
Bravaisia
Bremekampia
Brillantaisia
Brillantaisia is a genus of in family Acanthaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]
Brochosiphon
Brunoniella
Buceragenia
Butayea
Buteraea
Calacantha
Calacanthus
Calasias
Caldenbachia
Calliaspidia
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Calophanes
Calophanoides
Calycacanthus
Calycostylis
Calymmostachya
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Camarotea
Campylostemon
Cardanthera
Cardiacanthus
Carima
Carlowrightia
Carlowrightia is a genus of in family Acanthaceae. These plants are sometimes known as wrightworts. They are mainly small shrubs bearing inflorescences of lilylike flowers. They are native to the Americas, with many species found in western North America. The genus was named for the American botanist Charles Wright. [more]
Carvia
Celerina
Centrilla
Cephalacanthus
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Chaetacanthus
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Chaetochlamys
Chaetothylax
Chaetothylopsis
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Chalarothyrsus
Chamaeranthemum
Championella
Charachera
Cheilopsis
Chileranthemum
Chiloglossa
Chingiacanthus
Chlamidacanthus
Chlamydacanthus
Chlamydocardia
Chlamydostachya
Chorisochora
Chrestienia
Chroesthes
Clarkeasia
Clinacanthus
Clistax
Codonacanthus
Conocalyx
Copioglossa
Ruellia is a genus of plant. [more]
Corymbostachys
Corythacanthus
Cosmianthemum
Crabbea
Crateola
Crossandra
Crossandrella
Cryphiacanthus
Cryptophragmium
Ctenopaepale
Cuenotia
Cyclacanthus
Cylindrosolenium
Cynarospermum
Cyphacanthus
Cyphisia
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Cyrtacanthus
Cyrtanthera
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Cyrtantherella
Cystacanthus
Dactylostegium
Daedalacanthus
Danguya
Dasytropis
Decliptera
Delphinacanthus
Dianthera
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Diapedium
Diateinacanthus
Dichazothece
Dicladanthera
Dicliptera
Dicliptera is a genus of plants in the family . Dactylostegium is sometimes included herein. [more]
Didyplosandra
Diflugossa
Dilivaria
Dimanisa
Dinteracanthus
Diotacanthus
Dipteracanthus
Ruellia is a genus of plant. [more]
Dischistocalyx
Disperma
Distichocalyx
Ditrichospermum
Dizygandra
Dolichostachys
Dossifluga
Drejera
Drejerella
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Duosperma
Duvernoia
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Duvernoya
Dychoriste
Dyschoriste
Earlia
Ebermaiera
Staurogyne ( Ebermaiera Nees) is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. [more]
Ecbolium
Echinacanthus
Echinopaepale
Ecteinanthus
Elytraria
Encephalosphaera
Endomelas
Epiclastopelma
Eranthemum
Eremomastax
Erianthera
Eusiphon
Filetia
Fittonia
A garden plant of family notable for its dark green foliage; commonly called "Nerve Plant" or "Mosaic Plant". [more]
Forsythiopsis
Galeottia
Gantelbua
Gastranthus
Geissomeria
Geissomeria is a genus of plants in the family . [more]
Gendarussa
Gerardia
Gerardia L. ( Stenandrium Nees) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It was once used as the generic name for the genus Agalinis, but based on the rules of of the ICBN (Art. 53) it is an illegitimate later homonym of Gerardia L. (1753) that is now unavailable for use Agalinis. [more]
Geunsia
Glockeria
Glossochilus
Golaea
Goldfussia
Graphandra
Graptophyllum
Graptophyllum is a genus of plants in the family . One of the species in this genus is G. pictum, the Caricature plant. Another species is the Graptophyllum ilicifolium, the Mount Blackwood Holly[1]. [more]
Gromovia
Gutzlaffia
Gymnacanthus
Gymnophragma
Gymnostachyum
Gymnostachyum is a genus of in family Acanthaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]
Gynocraterium
Gypsacanthus
Habracanthus
Haemacanthus
Hallieracantha
Hansteinia
Stenostephanus is a genus of in family Acanthaceae. [more]
Haplanthera
Haplanthodes
Haplanthoides
Haplanthus
Harnieria
Harpochilus
Harrachia
Haselhoffia
Heinzelia
Justicia ( Acelica, Adhatoda, Amphiscopia, Anisostachya, Aulojusticia, Averia, Beloperone, Calliaspidia, Calymmostachya, Chaetothylopsis, Chiloglossa, Cyphisia, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Dianthera, Dimanisa, Drejerella, Duvernoia, Emularia, Ethesia, Glosarithys, Harnieria, Heinzelia, Hemichoriste, Heteraspidia, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Kuestera, Libonia, Lophothecium, Lustrinia, Nicoteba, Orthotactus, Parajusticia, Petalanthera, Plagiacanthus, Plegmatolemma, Porphyrocoma, Psacadocalymma, Rhacodiscus, Rhiphidosperma, Rhyticalymma, Rodatia, Rostellaria, Rostellularia, Saglorithys, Salviacanthus, Sarotheca, Sericographis, Simonisia, Solenochasma, Stethoma, Tabascina, Thalestris, Thamnojusticia, Tyloglossa in Plant Systematics) is a genus of about 420 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, with two species occurring north into cooler temperate regions. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. [more]
Hemiadelphis
Hemigraphis
Hemigraphis is a genus of plants in the family , consisting of about 30 species native to tropical Asia. Hemigraphis is sometimes included in the genus Strobilanthes [more]
Hemisandra
Henfreya
Henrya
A Genus in the Kingdom Plantae. [more]
Herpetacanthus
Heteradelphia
Hexacentris
Holographis
Homilacanthus
Homotropium
Hoverdenia
Hygrophila
Hygrophila, commonly known as the temple plants or hygros, is a genus of flowering plants in the family . There are about 125 species, of which about 40 are aquatic. The genus has a pan-tropical distribution, with some members entering sub-tropical areas. It is one of only two genera in its family that contains aquatic plants, the other being Justicia. The genus is treated inside the tribe Hygrophileae, which is noted as being in need of revision at the genus level, meaning the current taxonomic boundaries of Hygrophila are likely to change in the future. [more]
Hymenochlaena
Hypoestes
Hypoestes, commonly called plant is a tropical plant native to Madagascar. It is classified under plant family Acanthaceae. [more]