{{Short description|Subfamily of flowering plants}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Acanthaceae - Acanthus mollis-3.JPG | image_caption = ''[[Acanthus mollis]]'' | image2 = Acanthus mollis2.jpg | taxon = Acanthoideae | authority = Eaton, 1836<ref>Eaton (1836) Bot. Dict., ed. 4: 33.</ref> | type_genus = ''[[Acanthus (plant)|Acanthus]]'' | subdivision_ranks = Tribes | subdivision = See text }} '''Acanthoideae'''<ref>[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 NCBI: ''Acanthoideae'' (retrieved 29 November 2017)]</ref> is a subfamily of plants in the family [[Acanthaceae]].

==Tribes and genera== Wikispecies lists the following genera in six [[Tribe (biology)|tribes]]: ===Acantheae=== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * ''[[Acanthopsis]]'' * ''[[Acanthus (plant)|Acanthus]]'' * ''[[Achyrocalyx]]'' * ''[[Aphanandrium]]'' * ''[[Aphelandra]]'' * ''[[Blepharis]]'' * ''[[Crossandra]] '' * ''[[Crossandrella]]'' * ''[[Cynarospermum]]'' * ''[[Cyphacanthus]]'' * ''[[Encephalosphaera]]'' * ''[[Geissomeria]]'' * ''[[Holographis]]'' * ''[[Neriacanthus]]'' * ''[[Orophochilus]] '' * ''[[Rhombochlamys]]'' * ''[[Salpixantha]]'' * ''[[Sclerochiton]]'' * ''[[Stenandrium]]'' * ''[[Streptosiphon]]'' * ''[[Strobilacanthus]] '' * ''[[Xantheranthemum]]'' {{div col end}}

===Andrographideae=== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * ''[[Andrographis]]'' (synonym ''Indoneesiella'') * ''[[Cystacanthus]]'' * ''[[Graphandra]]'' * ''[[Gymnostachyum]]'' * ''[[Haplanthodes]]'' * ''[[Phlogacanthus]]'' (synonym ''Diotacanthus'') {{div col end}}

===Barlerieae=== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * ''[[Barleria]]'' * ''[[Barleriola]]'' * ''[[Borneacanthus]]'' * ''[[Boutonia]]'' * ''[[Chroesthes]]'' * ''[[Crabbea]]'' (synonyms: ''Acanthostelma, Golaea'') * ''[[Hulemacanthus]]'' * ''[[Lasiocladus]]'' * ''[[Lepidagathis]]'' (synonym ''Acanthura'') * ''[[Lophostachys]]'' {{div col end}}

===Justicieae=== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * ''[[Afrofittonia]]'' * ''[[Ambongia]]'' * ''[[Ancistranthus]]'' * ''[[Angkalanthus]]'' * ''[[Anisacanthus]]'' * ''[[Anisotes]]'' * ''[[Anthacanthus]]'' * ''[[Aphanosperma]]'' * ''[[Ascotheca]]'' * ''[[Asystasia]]'' * ''[[Ballochia]]'' * ''[[Brachystephanus]]'' (synonym ''Oreacanthus'') * ''[[Calycacanthus]]'' * ''[[Carlowrightia]]'' * ''[[Celerina (plant)|Celerina]]'' * ''[[Cephalacanthus]]'' * ''[[Chalarothyrsus]]'' * ''[[Chamaeranthemum]]'' * ''[[Chileranthemum]]'' * ''[[Chlamydocardia]]'' * ''[[Chlamydostachya]]'' * ''[[Chorisochora]]'' * ''[[Clinacanthus]]'' * ''[[Clistax]]'' * ''[[Codonacanthus]]'' * ''[[Conocalyx]]'' * ''[[Cosmianthemum]]'' * ''[[Cyclacanthus]]'' * ''[[Danguya]]'' * ''[[Dasytropis]]'' * ''[[Dichazothece]]'' * ''[[Dicladanthera]]'' * ''[[Dicliptera]]'' (synonym ''[[Peristrophe]]'') * ''[[Ecbolium]]'' * ''[[Filetia]]'' * ''[[Fittonia]]'' * ''[[Forcipella]]'' * ''[[Graptophyllum]]'' * ''[[Gypsacanthus]]'' * ''[[Harpochilus]]'' * ''[[Henrya (plant)|Henrya]]'' * ''[[Herpetacanthus]]'' (synonym ''Juruasia'') * ''[[Hoverdenia]]'' * ''[[Hypoestes]]'' * ''[[Isoglossa]]'' * ''[[Jadunia]]'' * ''[[Justicia (plant)|Justicia]]'' (synonym ''Megalostoma'') * ''[[Kalbreyeriella]]'' * ''[[Kudoacanthus]]'' * ''[[Linariantha]]'' * ''[[Mackaya]]'' * ''[[Marcania]]'' * ''[[Megalochlamys]]'' * ''[[Megaskepasma]]'' * ''[[Melittacanthus]]'' * ''[[Metarungia]]'' * ''[[Mexacanthus]]'' * ''[[Mirandea]]'' * ''[[Monechma]]'' * ''[[Monothecium]]'' * ''[[Odontonema]]'' * ''[[Oplonia]]'' * ''[[Pachystachys]]'' * ''[[Pelecostemon]]'' * ''[[Phialacanthus]]'' * ''[[Podorungia]]'' * ''[[Poikilacanthus]]'' * ''[[Populina (plant)|Populina]]'' * ''[[Pranceacanthus]]'' * ''[[Pseuderanthemum]]'' * ''[[Pseudodicliptera]]'' * ''[[Psilanthele]]'' * ''[[Ptyssiglottis]]'' * ''[[Pulchranthus]]'' * ''[[Rhinacanthus]]'' * ''[[Ritonia]]'' * ''[[Rungia]]'' * ''[[Ruspolia (plant)|Ruspolia]]'' * ''[[Ruttya]]'' * ''[[Samuelssonia]]'' * ''[[Sapphoa]]'' * ''[[Schaueria]]'' * ''[[Sebastiano-schaueria]]'' {{Au|Nees}} * ''[[Spathacanthus]]'' * ''[[Sphinctacanthus]]'' * ''[[Stenostephanus]]'' (synonyms ''Cylindrosolenium, Razisea'') * ''[[Streblacanthus]]'' * ''[[Tessmanniacanthus]]'' * ''[[Tetramerium]]'' * ''[[Thyrsacanthus]]'' * ''[[Thysanostigma]]'' * ''[[Trichaulax (plant)|Trichaulax]]'' * ''[[Trichocalyx]]'' * ''[[Xerothamnella]]'' * ''[[Yeatesia]]'' {{div col end}}

===Ruellieae=== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * ''[[Acanthopale]]'' * ''[[Aechmanthera]]'' * ''[[Benoicanthus]]'' * ''[[Bravaisia]]'' * ''[[Brillantaisia]]'' * ''[[Brunoniella]]'' * ''[[Calacanthus]]'' * ''[[Clarkeasia]]'' * ''[[Dinteracanthus]]'' * ''[[Dischistocalyx]]'' * ''[[Duosperma]]'' * ''[[Dyschoriste]]'' (synonyms: ''Apassalus, Sautiera'') * ''[[Echinacanthus]]'' * ''[[Eranthemum]]'' * ''[[Eremomastax]]'' * ''[[Hemigraphis]]'' * ''[[Heteradelphia]]'' * ''[[Hygrophila (plant)|Hygrophila]]'' * ''[[Kosmosiphon]]'' * ''[[Leptosiphonium]]'' * ''[[Louteridium]]'' * ''[[Lychniothyrsus]]'' * ''[[Mellera]]'' (synonym ''Ionacanthus'') * ''[[Mimulopsis]]'' (synonym ''Epiclastopelma'') * ''[[Pararuellia]]'' * ''[[Petalidium]]'' * ''[[Phaulopsis]]'' * ''[[Physacanthus]]'' * ''[[Pseudoruellia]]'' * ''[[Ruellia]]'' * ''[[Ruelliopsis]]'' * ''[[Sanchezia]]'' * ''[[Satanocrater]]'' * ''[[Spirostigma]]'' * ''[[Stenosiphonium]]'' * ''[[Stenothyrsus]]'' * ''[[Strobilanthes]]'' * ''[[Strobilanthopsis]]'' * ''[[Suessenguthia]]'' * ''[[Trichanthera]]'' * ''[[Trichosanchezia]]'' * ''[[Zygoruellia]]'' {{div col end}}

===Whitfieldieae=== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * ''[[Camarotea]]'' * ''[[Chlamydacanthus]]'' (synonym ''Theileamea'') * ''[[Forcipella]]'' * ''[[Lankesteria (plant)|Lankesteria]]'' * ''[[Leandriella]]'' * ''[[Vindasia]]'' * ''[[Whitfieldia]]'' {{div col end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Wikispecies inline}} * {{Commonscat inline}}

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