# Acanthoideae > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Acanthoideae > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Acanthoideae.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthoideae > Source revision: 1302029961 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Subfamily of flowering plants Acanthoideae Acanthus mollis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Spermatophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Subfamily: Acanthoideae Eaton, 1836[1] Type genus Acanthus Tribes See text **Acanthoideae**[2] is a subfamily of plants in the family [Acanthaceae](/source/Acanthaceae). ## Tribes and genera Wikispecies lists the following genera in six [tribes](/source/Tribe_(biology)): ### Acantheae - *[Acanthopsis](/source/Acanthopsis)* - *[Acanthus](/source/Acanthus_(plant))* - *[Achyrocalyx](/source/Achyrocalyx)* - *[Aphanandrium](/source/Aphanandrium)* - *[Aphelandra](/source/Aphelandra)* - *[Blepharis](/source/Blepharis)* - *[Crossandra](/source/Crossandra)* - *[Crossandrella](/source/Crossandrella)* - *[Cynarospermum](/source/Cynarospermum)* - *[Cyphacanthus](/source/Cyphacanthus)* - *[Encephalosphaera](/source/Encephalosphaera)* - *[Geissomeria](/source/Geissomeria)* - *[Holographis](/source/Holographis)* - *[Neriacanthus](/source/Neriacanthus)* - *[Orophochilus](/source/Orophochilus)* - *[Rhombochlamys](/source/Rhombochlamys)* - *[Salpixantha](/source/Salpixantha)* - *[Sclerochiton](/source/Sclerochiton)* - *[Stenandrium](/source/Stenandrium)* - *[Streptosiphon](/source/Streptosiphon)* - *[Strobilacanthus](/source/Strobilacanthus)* - *[Xantheranthemum](/source/Xantheranthemum)* ### Andrographideae - *[Andrographis](/source/Andrographis)* (synonym *Indoneesiella*) - *[Cystacanthus](/source/Cystacanthus)* - *[Graphandra](/source/Graphandra)* - *[Gymnostachyum](/source/Gymnostachyum)* - *[Haplanthodes](/source/Haplanthodes)* - *[Phlogacanthus](/source/Phlogacanthus)* (synonym *Diotacanthus*) ### Barlerieae - *[Barleria](/source/Barleria)* - *[Barleriola](/source/Barleriola)* - *[Borneacanthus](/source/Borneacanthus)* - *[Boutonia](/source/Boutonia)* - *[Chroesthes](/source/Chroesthes)* - *[Crabbea](/source/Crabbea)* (synonyms: *Acanthostelma, Golaea*) - *[Hulemacanthus](/source/Hulemacanthus)* - *[Lasiocladus](/source/Lasiocladus)* - *[Lepidagathis](/source/Lepidagathis)* (synonym *Acanthura*) - *[Lophostachys](/source/Lophostachys)* ### Justicieae - *[Afrofittonia](/source/Afrofittonia)* - *[Ambongia](/source/Ambongia)* - *[Ancistranthus](/source/Ancistranthus)* - *[Angkalanthus](/source/Angkalanthus)* - *[Anisacanthus](/source/Anisacanthus)* - *[Anisotes](/source/Anisotes)* - *[Anthacanthus](/source/Anthacanthus)* - *[Aphanosperma](/source/Aphanosperma)* - *[Ascotheca](/source/Ascotheca)* - *[Asystasia](/source/Asystasia)* - *[Ballochia](/source/Ballochia)* - *[Brachystephanus](/source/Brachystephanus)* (synonym *Oreacanthus*) - *[Calycacanthus](/source/Calycacanthus)* - *[Carlowrightia](/source/Carlowrightia)* - *[Celerina](/source/Celerina_(plant))* - *[Cephalacanthus](/source/Cephalacanthus)* - *[Chalarothyrsus](/source/Chalarothyrsus)* - *[Chamaeranthemum](/source/Chamaeranthemum)* - *[Chileranthemum](/source/Chileranthemum)* - *[Chlamydocardia](/source/Chlamydocardia)* - *[Chlamydostachya](/source/Chlamydostachya)* - *[Chorisochora](/source/Chorisochora)* - *[Clinacanthus](/source/Clinacanthus)* - *[Clistax](/source/Clistax)* - *[Codonacanthus](/source/Codonacanthus)* - *[Conocalyx](/source/Conocalyx)* - *[Cosmianthemum](/source/Cosmianthemum)* - *[Cyclacanthus](/source/Cyclacanthus)* - *[Danguya](/source/Danguya)* - *[Dasytropis](/source/Dasytropis)* - *[Dichazothece](/source/Dichazothece)* - *[Dicladanthera](/source/Dicladanthera)* - *[Dicliptera](/source/Dicliptera)* (synonym *[Peristrophe](/source/Peristrophe)*) - *[Ecbolium](/source/Ecbolium)* - *[Filetia](/source/Filetia)* - *[Fittonia](/source/Fittonia)* - *[Forcipella](/source/Forcipella)* - *[Graptophyllum](/source/Graptophyllum)* - *[Gypsacanthus](/source/Gypsacanthus)* - *[Harpochilus](/source/Harpochilus)* - *[Henrya](/source/Henrya_(plant))* - *[Herpetacanthus](/source/Herpetacanthus)* (synonym *Juruasia*) - *[Hoverdenia](/source/Hoverdenia)* - *[Hypoestes](/source/Hypoestes)* - *[Isoglossa](/source/Isoglossa)* - *[Jadunia](/source/Jadunia)* - *[Justicia](/source/Justicia_(plant))* (synonym *Megalostoma*) - *[Kalbreyeriella](/source/Kalbreyeriella)* - *[Kudoacanthus](/source/Kudoacanthus)* - *[Linariantha](/source/Linariantha)* - *[Mackaya](/source/Mackaya)* - *[Marcania](/source/Marcania)* - *[Megalochlamys](/source/Megalochlamys)* - *[Megaskepasma](/source/Megaskepasma)* - *[Melittacanthus](/source/Melittacanthus)* - *[Metarungia](/source/Metarungia)* - *[Mexacanthus](/source/Mexacanthus)* - *[Mirandea](/source/Mirandea)* - *[Monechma](/source/Monechma)* - *[Monothecium](/source/Monothecium)* - *[Odontonema](/source/Odontonema)* - *[Oplonia](/source/Oplonia)* - *[Pachystachys](/source/Pachystachys)* - *[Pelecostemon](/source/Pelecostemon)* - *[Phialacanthus](/source/Phialacanthus)* - *[Podorungia](/source/Podorungia)* - *[Poikilacanthus](/source/Poikilacanthus)* - *[Populina](/source/Populina_(plant))* - *[Pranceacanthus](/source/Pranceacanthus)* - *[Pseuderanthemum](/source/Pseuderanthemum)* - *[Pseudodicliptera](/source/Pseudodicliptera)* - *[Psilanthele](/source/Psilanthele)* - *[Ptyssiglottis](/source/Ptyssiglottis)* - *[Pulchranthus](/source/Pulchranthus)* - *[Rhinacanthus](/source/Rhinacanthus)* - *[Ritonia](/source/Ritonia)* - *[Rungia](/source/Rungia)* - *[Ruspolia](/source/Ruspolia_(plant))* - *[Ruttya](/source/Ruttya)* - *[Samuelssonia](/source/Samuelssonia)* - *[Sapphoa](/source/Sapphoa)* - *[Schaueria](/source/Schaueria)* - *[Sebastiano-schaueria](/source/Sebastiano-schaueria)* Nees - *[Spathacanthus](/source/Spathacanthus)* - *[Sphinctacanthus](/source/Sphinctacanthus)* - *[Stenostephanus](/source/Stenostephanus)* (synonyms *Cylindrosolenium, Razisea*) - *[Streblacanthus](/source/Streblacanthus)* - *[Tessmanniacanthus](/source/Tessmanniacanthus)* - *[Tetramerium](/source/Tetramerium)* - *[Thyrsacanthus](/source/Thyrsacanthus)* - *[Thysanostigma](/source/Thysanostigma)* - *[Trichaulax](/source/Trichaulax_(plant))* - *[Trichocalyx](/source/Trichocalyx)* - *[Xerothamnella](/source/Xerothamnella)* - *[Yeatesia](/source/Yeatesia)* ### Ruellieae - *[Acanthopale](/source/Acanthopale)* - *[Aechmanthera](/source/Aechmanthera)* - *[Benoicanthus](/source/Benoicanthus)* - *[Bravaisia](/source/Bravaisia)* - *[Brillantaisia](/source/Brillantaisia)* - *[Brunoniella](/source/Brunoniella)* - *[Calacanthus](/source/Calacanthus)* - *[Clarkeasia](/source/Clarkeasia)* - *[Dinteracanthus](/source/Dinteracanthus)* - *[Dischistocalyx](/source/Dischistocalyx)* - *[Duosperma](/source/Duosperma)* - *[Dyschoriste](/source/Dyschoriste)* (synonyms: *Apassalus, Sautiera*) - *[Echinacanthus](/source/Echinacanthus)* - *[Eranthemum](/source/Eranthemum)* - *[Eremomastax](/source/Eremomastax)* - *[Hemigraphis](/source/Hemigraphis)* - *[Heteradelphia](/source/Heteradelphia)* - *[Hygrophila](/source/Hygrophila_(plant))* - *[Kosmosiphon](/source/Kosmosiphon)* - *[Leptosiphonium](/source/Leptosiphonium)* - *[Louteridium](/source/Louteridium)* - *[Lychniothyrsus](/source/Lychniothyrsus)* - *[Mellera](/source/Mellera)* (synonym *Ionacanthus*) - *[Mimulopsis](/source/Mimulopsis)* (synonym *Epiclastopelma*) - *[Pararuellia](/source/Pararuellia)* - *[Petalidium](/source/Petalidium)* - *[Phaulopsis](/source/Phaulopsis)* - *[Physacanthus](/source/Physacanthus)* - *[Pseudoruellia](/source/Pseudoruellia)* - *[Ruellia](/source/Ruellia)* - *[Ruelliopsis](/source/Ruelliopsis)* - *[Sanchezia](/source/Sanchezia)* - *[Satanocrater](/source/Satanocrater)* - *[Spirostigma](/source/Spirostigma)* - *[Stenosiphonium](/source/Stenosiphonium)* - *[Stenothyrsus](/source/Stenothyrsus)* - *[Strobilanthes](/source/Strobilanthes)* - *[Strobilanthopsis](/source/Strobilanthopsis)* - *[Suessenguthia](/source/Suessenguthia)* - *[Trichanthera](/source/Trichanthera)* - *[Trichosanchezia](/source/Trichosanchezia)* - *[Zygoruellia](/source/Zygoruellia)* ### Whitfieldieae - *[Camarotea](/source/Camarotea)* - *[Chlamydacanthus](/source/Chlamydacanthus)* (synonym *Theileamea*) - *[Forcipella](/source/Forcipella)* - *[Lankesteria](/source/Lankesteria_(plant))* - *[Leandriella](/source/Leandriella)* - *[Vindasia](/source/Vindasia)* - *[Whitfieldia](/source/Whitfieldia)* ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Eaton (1836) Bot. Dict., ed. 4: 33. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [NCBI: *Acanthoideae* (retrieved 29 November 2017)](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=216691&lvl=3&p=has_linkout&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock) ## External links - Data related to [Acanthoideae](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/Acanthoideae) at Wikispecies - Media related to [Acanthoideae](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Acanthoideae) at Wikimedia Commons Taxon identifiers Acanthoideae Wikidata: Q822684 Wikispecies: Acanthoideae CoL: 93LSN EPPO: 1ACAS GRIN: 2238 iNaturalist: 851875 NCBI: 216691 Open Tree of Life: 777113 Tropicos: 100452378 VASCAN: 350 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Acanthoideae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthoideae) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthoideae?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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