Halopyrum is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.[2][3] The only known species is Halopyrum mucronatum, native to the Indian Subcontinent, Iran, the Arabian Peninsula, Socotra, Madagascar, and eastern + northeastern Africa (from Egypt to Mozambique).[1][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]