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

[2] Its native range is eastern Mediterranean to Iran and Arabian Peninsula.

It is found in Egypt, the Gulf States, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the Sinai desert.

[2] The genus name of Schimpera is in honour of Georg Wilhelm Schimper (1804–1878), a German botanist and naturalist.

[2] The Latin specific epithet of arabica means coming from the land of the Arabs.