Dicliptera is a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. It includes 223 species native to the tropics and subtropics worldwide. Well-known synonyms include Peristrophe and Dactylostegium.
Dicliptera functions as a host plant for the butterfly, Anartia fatima.
, Plants of the World Online included the following species.
Dicliptera srisailamica <small>Rasingam, Nethaji & Susmitha</small> was described in 2024, but was not in POWO .