For the genus of cactus, see Parodia
| Malacocarpus | |
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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] | |
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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]