Cryptocarpus

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

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
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 Kunth
Synonyms[1]
Cryptocarpus cordifolius Moric. Cryptocarpus pyriformis var. cordifolius (Moric.) Moq. Salpianthus pyriformis (Kunth) Standl.