Acanthella is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. This genus is native to tropical South America.
Species Acanthella pulchra Gleason. Venezuela Acanthella sprucei Hook.f. Brazil
References Groger A, Renner SS. 1997. Leaf anatomy and ecology of the Guayana endemics Acanthella sprucei and A. pulchra (Melastomataceae). BioLlania ed. especial no.6. 369-374 (1997)
External links Catalog of Botanical Illustrations, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, Plate No. 700 Acanthella sprucei extracted from Flora de Venezuela.