Malacocarpus

For the genus of cactus, see Parodia

Malacocarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Nitrariaceae
Genus:	Malacocarpus Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Species:	M. crithmifolius
Binomial name
Malacocarpus crithmifolius (Retz.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Synonyms[1]
Peganum crithmifolium Retz. Peganum harmala var. crithmifolium (Retz.) DC.

Malacocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Nitrariaceae. It includes a single species, Malacocarpus crithmifolius, a subshrub or shrub native to Central Asia, Afghanistan, and northeastern Iran.^[1]