Menkea Explained

Menkea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.^[1]

It is native to Australia.

The genus name of Menkea is in honour of Karl Theodor Menke (1791–1861), a German malacologist and balneologist who was a native of Bremen. He is remembered for his research on snails.^[2] It was first described and published in Index Seminum (HBG, Hamburgensis) 1843 on page 8 in 1843.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Menkea australis
• Menkea crassa
• Menkea draboides
• Menkea lutea
• Menkea sphaerocarpa
• Menkea villosula

Notes and References

1. Web site: Menkea Lehm. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 24 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.