Monotypic Acanthaceae genera

Camarotea souiensis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a shrub endemic to southern Madagascar. It is the sole species in genus Camarotea.

Glossochilus burchellii is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is the sole species in genus Glossochilus.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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==

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Leptostachya wallichii is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is a perennial native to tropical Asia, where it ranges from India through Indochina to southeastern China (Guangxi and Guangdong provinces) and Borneo.

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.

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.

Meyenia hawtayneana is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is a liana native to India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Vietnam. It is the sole species in genus Meyenia.

Marcania is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It only contains one known species, Marcania grandiflora J.B.Imlay

Boutonia cuspidata is a species of flowering plant endemic to Madagascar. It is the sole species in genus Boutonia.

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Cephalacanthus maculatus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub or shrub endemic to San Martín Region of Peru. It is the sole species in genus Cephalacanthus.

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.

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

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

Dasytropis fragilis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a climbing shrub native to the Sierra de Nipe in eastern Cuba. It is the sole species in genus Dasytropis.

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.

Psilanthele is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae, subfamily Acanthoideae, tribe Justicieae. The genus contains only one species, Psilanthele eggersii, which is native to Ecuador. Its habitat is coastal forest up to an elevation of 530 m. It was assessed in 2003 as "critically endangered".

Cyphacanthus atopus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a shrub endemic to Colombia. It is known from the Magdalena River Valley in Boyacá Department, at 762 meters elevation.

Melittacanthus divaricatus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub native to central and east-central Madagascar. It is the sole species in genus Melittacanthus.

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

Trichosanchezia chrysothrix is a species of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Peru. It is the sole species in genus Trichosanchezia.

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

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Mcdadea angolensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is the sole species in genus Mcdadea. It is endemic to Angola.

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

Polylychnis radicans is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is native to Guyana and French Guiana. It is the sole species in genus Polylychnis.

Wuacanthus microdontus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a shrub native to Yunnan and southern Sichuan in south-central China. It is the sole species in genus Wuacanthus.

Linariantha is a monotypic genus in the plant family Acanthaceae. It was described by Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith in 1965.

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

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

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

Zygoruellia richardii is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The monotypic genus and species were first formally named in 1890 by French botanist Henri Ernest Baillon. It is the only species in the genus Zygoruellia.

Ichthyostoma thulinii is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is a shrub native to southeastern Ethiopia and south-central Somalia, where it grows in desert and dry shrubland. It is the sole species in genus Ichthyostoma.

Cephalophis lukei is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a perennial or subshrub native to southeastern Kenya and Mozambique. It is the sole species in genus Cephalophis.

Dolichostachys is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. Its sole species, Dolichostachys elongata, is a subshrub that is endemic to Madagascar. It is considered an endangered species.