Cryptocarpus
Genus of flowering plants
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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]
| Cryptocarpus | |
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Scientific 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] | |