Cryptocarpus

For the taxonomic synonym of a genus of liverworts, see Riccia.

Cryptocarpus
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
Kunth

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.[1] It is the sole representative of the genus Cryptocarpus.[2]

References

  1. ^ McMullen, Conley K. (1999). Flowering plants of the Galápagos. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9781501728761. OCLC 742432607.
  2. ^ "Cryptocarpus Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 September 2022.