Schimpera Hochst. & Steud. in Schimper, Pl. Arab. Exsicc. nº 244. 1835 [in sched.].
Tribe: Isatideae DC.
Note. – A monospecific genus, the type species of which is distributed in the deserts of Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates.