| Name | Xenacanthus |
| Authorship | |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Acanthaceae |
| Contains | Xenacanthus heteromallus (T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke) Bremek. Xenacanthus leschenaultianus (Nees) Bremek. Xenacanthus pulneyensis (C.B.Clarke) Bremek. Xenacanthus sp. Xenacanthus zenkerianus (Nees) Bremek. |