酸藤子属（学名：Embelia）是紫金牛科下的一个属，为攀援灌木植物。该属共有约130种，分布于东半球热带和亚热带地区。

Embelia is a genus of climbing shrubs once placed in the family Myrsinaceae, which is now included in the Primulaceae. There are about 130 species which occur in tropical and subtropical areas across a wide range including Africa and Madagascar and from eastern Asia to the Pacific Islands as well as Australia including: