Acanthus ilicifolius

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Acanthus_ilicifolius_fruit.jpg

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|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Juffe Bignoli, D. |date=2011 |title=Acanthus ilicifolius |volume=2011 |page=e.T168780A6536949 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T168780A6536949.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

|genus = Acanthus

|species = ilicifolius

|authority = L.

|synonyms = *Acanthus ebracteatus Vahl var. xiamenensis (R.T.Zhang) C.Y.Wu & C.C.Hu

• Acanthus xiamensis R.T.Zhang

}}

Acanthus ilicifolius, commonly known as holly-leaved acanthus, sea holly, and holy mangrove, is a species of shrubs or herbs, of the plant family Acanthaceae, native to Australia, Australasia, and Southeast Asia. It is used as medicine in asthma and rheumatism.[https://archive.org/stream/pharmacographia03dymogoog#page/n58/mode/1up/search/Uses Pharmacographica indica page 58]