See text Dicliptera[3] is a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae.

It includes 223 species native to the tropics and subtropics worldwide.

functions as a host plant for the butterfly, Anartia fatima.

[4] As of March 2021[update], Plants of the World Online included the following species.

[1] Dicliptera srisailamica Rasingam, Nethaji & Susmitha was described in 2024, but was not in POWO as of November 2024[update].