Acanthodium, Acanthodus, Acanthopale, Acanthopsis, Acanthostelma, Acanthura, Acanthus, Acelica, Achyrocalyx, Adatoda, Adeloda, Adenacanthus, Adenostachya, Adhatoda, Aechmanthera, Aetheilema, Afrofittonia, Afromendoncia, Amathea, Ambongia, Amphiestes, Amphiscopia, Ancistranthus, Ancylacanthus, Ancylogyne, Androcentrum, Andrographis, Angkalanthus, Anisacanthus, Anisosepalum, Anisostachya, Anisotes, Anomacanthus, Anthacanthus, Antheilema, Antheliacanthus, Anthocometes, Apassalus, Aphanandrium, Aphanosperma, Aphelandra, Aphelandrella, Aphragmia, Apolepsis, Aporuellia, Arrhostoxylum, Ascotheca, Asteracantha, Asystasia, Asystasiella, Athlianthus, Aulojusticia, Averia, Avicennia, Baillonacanthus, Ballochia, Banjolea, Baphicacanthus, Barleria, Barleriacanthus, Barlerianthus, Barleriola, Barleriopsis, Barleriosiphon, Barlerites, Barreliera, Belantheria, Beloperone, Beloperonides, Benoicanthus, Bentia, Berginia, Birnbaumia, Blechum, Blepharacanthus, Blepharis, Borneacanthus, Boutonia, Brachystephanus, Bravaisia, Bremekampia, Brillantaisia, Brochosiphon, Brunoniella, Buceragenia, Butayea, Buteraea, Calacantha, Calacanthus, Calliaspidia, Calophanes, Calophanoides, Calycacanthus, Calymmostachya, Camarotea, Carachera, Cardanthera, Carima, Carlowrightia, Carvia, Celerina, Centrilla, Cephalacanthus, Cephalophis, Chaetacanthus, Chaetochlamys, Chaetothylax, Chaetothylopsis, Chalarothyrsus, Chamaeranthemum, Chameranthemum, Championella, Charachera, Cheilopsis, Chileranthemum, Chiloglossa, Chingiacanthus, Chlamydacanthus, Chlamydocardia, Chlamydostachya, Chorisochora, Chrestienia, Chroesthes, Clarkeasia, Clinacanthus, Clistax, Codonacanthus, Copioglossa, Corymbostachys, Corythacanthus, Cosmianthemum, Crabbea, Crateola, Crossandra, Crossandrella, Cryphiacanthus, Cryptophragmium, Ctenopaepale, Cuenotia, Cyclacanthus, Cylindrosolen, Cylindrosolenium, Cynarospermum, Cyphacanthus, Cyphisia, Cyrtacanthus, Cyrtanthera, Cyrtantherella, Cystacanthus, Dactylostegium, Daedalacanthus, Danguya, Dasytropis, Delivaria, Delphinacanthus, Dianthera, Diateinacanthus, Dicentranthera, Dichazothece, Dicladanthera, Dicliptera, Dicranacanthus, Didyplosandra, Diflugossa, Digyroloma, Dilivaria, Dimanisa, Dinteracanthus, Diotacanthus, Diplanthera, Diplocalymma, Dipteracanthus, Dischistocalyx, Ditrichospermum, Dizygandra, Dossifluga, Drejera, Drejerella, Drupina, Duosperma, Duvernoia, Duvernoya, Dyschoriste, Dyspemptemorion, Earlia, Ebermaiera, Ebermeyera, Ecbolium, Echinacanthus, Echinopaepale, Ecteinanthus, Elytraria, Emularia, Encephalosphaera, Endomelas, Endosiphon, Engelia, Epiclastipelma, Epiclastopelma, Eranthemum, Eremomastax, Erianthera, Eriostrobilus, Erythracanthus, Eurychanes, Eusiphon, Fabria, Filetia, Fittonia, Flavicoma, Forcipella, Forsythiopsis, Gantelbua, Gastranthus, Geissomeria, Gendarussa, Gerardai, Glocheria, Glossochilus, Golaea, Goldfussia, Graphandra, Graptophyllum, Gromovia, Gutzlaffia, Gymapsis, Gymnacanthus, Gymnophragma, Gymnostachium, Gymnostachyum, Gynocraterium, Gypsacanthus, Hablanthera, Habracanthus, Haemacanthus, Hallieracantha, Hansteinia, Haplanthera, Haplanthodes, Haplanthoides, Haplanthus, Harnieria, Harpochilus, Harrachia, Haselhoffia, Heinzelia, Hemiadelphis, Hemichoriste, Hemigraphis, Hemisandra, Henfreya, Henrya, Herpetacanthus, Hesperanthemum, Heteradelphia, Heteraspidia, Hexacentris, Himantochilus, Holographis, Holtzendorffia, Homilacanthus, Homotropium, Hoverdenia, Hulemacanthus, Hydromestus, Hygrophila, Hymenochlaena, Hypoestes, Ichthyostoma, Idanthisa, Indoneesiella, Intrusaria, Ionacanthus, Isacanthus, Isaloa, Isochoriste, Isoglossa, Isotheca, Ixtlania, Jacobinia, Jadunia, Janasia, Juruasia, Justicea, Justicia, Kalbreyeracanthus, Kalbreyeriella, Kanjarum, Kita, Kjellbergia, Kolobochilus, Kosmosiphon, Kudoacanthus, Kuestera, Kuniria, Lagochilium, Lamiacanthus, Lankesteria, Larsenia, Lasiocladus, Leandriella, Leiophaca, Lepidacanthus, Lepidagathis, Leptacanthus, Leptosiphonium, Leptostachya, Leucobarleria, Leucorhaphis, Liberatia, Linariantha, Lindauea, Linocalyx, Linostylis, Liphothecium, Lirayea, Lissospermum, Listrobanthes, Lophostachys, Lophothecium, Louteridium, Loxanthus, Lundellia, Lustrinia, Lychniothyrsus, Mackaya, Mackenziea, Macrorungia, Mananthes, Marama, Marcania, Megalochlamys, Megalostoma, Megaskepasma, Meiosperma, Melittacanthus, Mellera, Mendoncia, Menducia, Meninia, Metarungia, Mexacanthus, Meyenia, Microstrobilus, Mimulopsis, Mirandea, Monachochlamys, Monechma, Monothecium, Morsacanthus, Nelsonia, Neohallia, Neolindenia, Neowedia, Neozenkerina, Neriacanthus, Neuracanthus, Nicoteba, Nilgirianthus, Nomaphila, Nothoruellia, Odontonema, Odontonemella, Odontostigma, Onus, Onychacanthus, Ophiorrhiziphyllon, Ophthalmacanthus, Oplonia, Oreacanthus, Oreothyrsus, Orophochilus, Orthotactus, Pachystachys, Pachystrobilus, Panemata, Parabarleria, Parachampionella, Paragoldfussia, Paragutzlaffia, Parajusticia, Pararuellia, Parastrobilanthes, Parasympagis, Parasystasia, Pathersonia, Pattersonia, Pelecostemon, Pentstemonacanthus, Perenideboles, Periblema, Pericalypta, Periestes, Perilepta, Peristrophe, Petalidium, Petracanthus, Phaulopsis, Phialacanthus, Phidiasia, Phlebophyllum, Phlogacanthus, Phyllophiorhiza, Physacanthus, Physichilus, Plaesianthera, Plagiacanthus, Plagiotheca, Plegmatolemma, Pleocaulus, Pleuremidis, Pleuroblepharis, Podorungia, Pogonospermum, Poikilacanthus, Polyechma, Polylychnis, Polythrix (Acanthaceae), Polytrema, Populina (Acanthaceae), Porphyrocoma, Pounguia, Pranceacanthus, Pringleophytum, Psacadocalymma, Psacadopaepale, Pseudacanthopale, Pseudaechmanthera, Pseuderanthemum, Pseudobarleria, Pseudoblepharis, Pseudocalyx, Pseudodicliptera, Pseudoruellia, Pseudostenosiphonium, Pseudostonium, Psilanthele, Psiloesthes, Pteracanthus, Pteroptychia, Ptyssiglottis, Pulchranthus, Pupilla (Acanthaceae), Pyrrothrix, Ramusia, Razisea, Rhacodiscus, Rhaphidosperma, Rhaphidospora, Rhinacanthus, Rhombochlamys, Rhyticalymma, Ritonia, Rodatia, Rostellularia, Ruellia, Ruelliola, Ruelliopsis, Rungia, Ruspolia, Russeggera, Ruttya, Ruttyruspolia, Rytiglossa, Saglorithys, Saintpauliopsis, Salpinctium, Salpingacanthus, Salpixantha, Salviacanthus, Samuelssonia, Sanchezia, Sanchezia siraensis, Santapaua, Sapphoa, Sarcanthera, Sarojusticia, Sarotheca, Satanocrater, Sautiera, Schaueria, Schaueriopsis, Schliebenia, Schmidia, Schultzia, Schwabea, Sciaphyllum, Sclerocalyx, Sclerochiton, Scorodoxylum, Sebastiano-schaueria, Sebschauera, Semnostachya, Semnothyrsus, Sericobonia, Sericocalyx, Sericographis, Sericospora, Simonisia, Sinthroblastes, Siphonacanthus, Siphoneranthemum, Siphonoglossa, Solaenacanthus, Solenacanthus, Solenochasma, Solenoruellia, Somalia (Acanthaceae), Sooia, Spathacanthus, Sphacanthus, Sphinctacanthus, Spirostigma, Sreemadhavana, Stachyacanthus, Standleyacanthus, Staurogyne, Staurogynopsis, Steirosanchezia, Stemonacanthus, Stenandriopsis, Stenandrium, Stenoschista, Stenosiphonium, Stenostephanus, Stenothyrsus, Stephanophysum, Stethoma, Streblacanthus, Strepsiphus, Streptosiphon, Strobilacanthus, Strobilanthes, Strobilanthopsis, Strobilanthus, Strobilorhachis, Strophacanthus, Styasasia, Stylarthropus, Suessenguthia, Supushpa, Sympagis, Symplectochilus, Synchoriste, Synnema, Tabascina, Tacoanthus, Taeniandra, Tarphochlamys, Teliostachya, Tenoria, Tessmanniacanthus, Tetraglochidium, Tetragoga, Tetragompha, Tetramerium, Thalestris (Acanthaceae), Thamnojusticia, Theileamea, Thelepaepale, Thunberga, Thunbergia, Thyrsacanthus, Thysanostigma, Tremacanthus, Triaenanthus, Trichacanthus, Trichanthera, Trichaulax, Trichocalyx, Trichosanchezia, Trixanthera, Trybliocalyx, Tyloglossa, Ulleria, Upudalia, Vada-kodi, Vindasia, Volkensiophyton, Wahabia, Warpuria, Whitefieldia, Whitfieldia, Xantheranthemum, Xanthostachya, Xenacanthus, Xerothamnella, Yeatesia, Zenkerina, Zonablephis, Zygoruellia Note: list containing potentially synonyms |