''Xantheranthemum'', known as the golden vein plant or bronze vein plant, is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family

Acanthaceae Acanthaceae is a family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are tropical herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epiphytes. Only a few species are distributed in te ...

. It has only one currently accepted species, ''Xantheranthemum igneum'', native to Peru. It is grown as a greenhouse or house plant. There may be some confusion caused by the names of the botanists Linden and

Lindau Lindau (german: Lindau (Bodensee), ''Lindau am Bodensee''; ; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Lindou'') is a major Town#Germany, town and Lindau (island), island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (''Bodensee'' in German) in Bavaria, Ge ...

, as some sources associate it with '' Aphelandra goodspeedii'' Standl. & F.A.Barkley, along with ''Chamaeranthemum igneum'' Regel, ''Eranthemum igneum'' Linden, ''Stenandrium igneum'' (Linden) André, ''Stenandrium pictum'' N.E.Br., and ''Xantheranthemum igneum'' (Linden) Lindau.

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{{Taxonbar, from1=Q5811086, from2=Q15377130 Acanthaceae Acanthaceae genera Endemic flora of Peru Monotypic Lamiales genera