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Acanthaceae

Acanthaceae

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Scrophulariales
Family:	Acanthaceae

Genera

  Acanthus L. -- bear's breech
  Andrographis[?] Wallich ex Nees -- false waterwillow
  Anisacanthus[?] Nees -- desert honeysuckle
  Aphelandra[?] R. Br.
  Asystasia[?] Blume
  Barleria[?] L. -- Philippine violet
  Barleriola[?] Oerst.
  Blechum[?] P. Br.
  Carlowrightia[?] Gray -- wrightwort
  Dicliptera[?] Juss. -- foldwing
  Dyschoriste[?] Nees -- snakeherb
  Elytraria[?] Michx. -- scalystem
  Eranthemum[?] L.
  Graptophyllum[?] Nees
  Hemigraphis[?] Nees
  Henrya[?] Nees ex Benth.
  Holographis[?] Nees
  Hygrophila[?] R. Br. -- swampweed
  Hypoestes[?] Soland. ex R. Br.
  Justicia[?] L. -- justica, water-willow
  Nelsonia[?] R. Br.
  Odontonema[?] Nees -- toothedthread
  Oplonia[?] Raf.
  Pachystachys[?] Nees
  Pseuderanthemum[?] Radlk.
  Ruellia[?] L. -- wild petunia
  Sanchezia[?] Ruiz & Pavón
  Siphonoglossa[?] Oerst. -- tubetongue
  Stenandrium[?] Nees -- shaggytuft
  Teliostachya[?] Nees
  Tetramerium[?] Nees
  Thunbergia[?] Retz.
  Yeatesia[?] Small -- bractspike
and about 200 more.
Ref: ITIS 34350 (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=34350) 2002-09-07
For full list, see Kew (http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/cgi-bin/web.dbs/genlist.pl?ACANTHACEAE)

There are 234 genera and about 2500 species in the Acanthaceae.

A genus well-known to temperate gardeners is Acanthus, Bear's breeches, perennials with big (up to 1 m (3') tall) leaves and equally large flower spikes.

More tropical genera would be Thunbergia[?] and Justicia[?].

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