''Delpinophytum'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

s belonging to the family

Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The l ...

, with one species, ''Delpinophytum patagonicum'' (Speg.) Speg. Its native range is Southern Argentina. The genus was named after Italian botanist

Federico Delpino Giacomo Giuseppe Federico Delpino (27 December 1833 – 14 May 1905) was an Italian botanist who made early observations on floral biology, particularly the pollination of flowers by insects. Delpino introduced a very broad view of plant ecolog ...

(1833–1905), then published and described in Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires Vol.9 on page 9 in 1903.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q8354527 Brassicaceae Brassicaceae genera Plants described in 1903