Ixianthes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Stilbaceae described as a genus in 1836.Bentham, George 1836. Companion to the Botanical Magazine. London 2: 53-54.Tropicos, Ixianthes Benth. descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
There is only one known species, Ixianthes retzioides, native to Western Cape Province in South Africa.The Plant List, Ixianthes retzioides Benth.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
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