Acanthopsis

Not to be confused with the genus of snake Acanthophis.

Acanthopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 20 species native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa.^[1]

Acanthopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Subfamily:	Acanthoideae
Tribe:	Acantheae
Genus:	Acanthopsis Harv. (1842)
Species[1]
20; see text

Species

20 species are accepted:^[1]

• Acanthopsis adamanticola H.M.Steyn
• Acanthopsis carduifolia (L.f.) Schinz
• Acanthopsis disperma Harv. ex Nees
• Acanthopsis dispermoides H.M.Steyn
• Acanthopsis dregeana H.M.Steyn
• Acanthopsis erosa H.M.Steyn
• Acanthopsis glabra (Nees) H.M.Steyn
• Acanthopsis glandulopalmata H.M.Steyn
• Acanthopsis glauca (Nees) Schinz
• Acanthopsis hoffmannseggiana (Nees) C.B.Clarke
• Acanthopsis horrida (Nees) Nees
• Acanthopsis insueta H.M.Steyn
• Acanthopsis ludoviciana H.M.Steyn
• Acanthopsis nitida H.M.Steyn
• Acanthopsis pagodiformis H.M.Steyn
• Acanthopsis scullyi (S.Moore) Oberm.
• Acanthopsis spathularis (Nees) Schinz
• Acanthopsis tetragona H.M.Steyn
• Acanthopsis tuba H.M.Steyn
• Acanthopsis villosa H.M.Steyn