Desfontainia
| Desfontainia | |
|---|---|
| Desfontainia spinosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Bruniales |
| Family: | Columelliaceae |
| Genus: | Desfontainia Ruiz & Pav. 1794 |
| Type species | |
| Desfontainia spinosa | |
Desfontainia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Columelliaceae, though it was placed formerly in Loganiaceae, Potaliaceae (later subsumed in Gentianaceae), or a family of its own, Desfontainiaceae.
The genus was named for the French botanist, René Louiche Desfontaines. It is hardy to −5 °C (23 °F), and requires winter protection in areas with significant frosts.
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