Menkea

Menkea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.

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. It was first described and published in Index Seminum (HBG, Hamburgensis) 1843 on page 8 in 1843.

Known species
According to Kew:
 * Menkea australis Lehm.
 * Menkea crassa E.A.Shaw
 * Menkea draboides (Hook.) Benth.
 * Menkea lutea E.A.Shaw
 * Menkea sphaerocarpa F.Muell.
 * Menkea villosula (F.Muell. & Tate) J.M.Black