Menkea

Menkea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Species of the genus are native to Australia.

Taxonomy

The genus name of Menkea is in honour of Karl Theodor Menke, a German malacologist and balneologist who was a native of Bremen. He is remembered for his research on snails. It was first described in 1843.

Known species

According to Kew: