Cryptocarpus

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Cryptocarpus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Tribe: Boldoeae
Genus: Cryptocarpus
Kunth
Species:
C. pyriformis
Binomial name
Cryptocarpus pyriformis
Synonyms[1]
  • (Kunth) Standl. Moric.
  • Cryptocarpus pyriformis var. cordifolius Cryptocarpus cordifolius
  • (Moric.) Moq. Salpianthus pyriformis

Cryptocarpus pyriformis which is commonly known as salt bush or monte salado is native to the Galápagos Islands as well as mainland Ecuador and Peru.[2] It is the sole representative of the genus Cryptocarpus.[1]

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