Fortuynia (plant)

Fortuynia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It only contains one species, Fortuynia garcinii (Burm.f.) Shuttlew. .

It is native to Iran, Afghanistan and western Pakistan.

It is named after Mr. Fortuyne, an unknown person from present-day Jakarta, Indonesia. It was first described and published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., séries 2, Vol.16 on page 379 in 1841.