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:
Kunth
Species:
C. pyriformis
Binomial name
Cryptocarpus pyriformis
Synonyms[1]
  • Cryptocarpus cordifolius Moric.
  • Cryptocarpus pyriformis var. cordifolius (Moric.) Moq.
  • Salpianthus pyriformis (Kunth) Standl.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cryptocarpus pyriformis Kunth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  2. ^ McMullen, Conley K. (1999). Flowering plants of the Galápagos. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9781501728761. OCLC 742432607.
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