Apocynum pumilum nau'in tsiro ne da aka fi sani da dwarf dogbane, kuma yana cikin dangin Apocynaceae. Kalmar "apocynum" ta fito daga kalmomin Helenanci "apo" ma'ana "daga nesa" da "kynos" ma'ana "kare", yana nufin amfani da tsire-tsire a matsayin kare kare. "Pumilum" kalma ce ta Latin da ke nufin "dwarf" ko "ƙanami," mai yiwuwa yana nufin ƙananan girman shuka idan aka kwatanta da sauran membobin Apocynum.