Clinacanthus

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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Clinacanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.{{cite web |title=Clinacanthus Nees {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:479-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=21 March 2021 |language=en}}

Its native range is southern China to western Malesia.

Species:

• Clinacanthus nutans {{small|(Burm.f.) Lindau}}
• Clinacanthus robinsoni {{small|(Benoist) Bongch. & I.Darbysh.}}
• Clinacanthus siamensis {{small|Bremek.}}
• Clinacanthus spirei {{small|Benoist}}