Malacothamnus wani nau'in tsiro ne a cikin dangin mallow (Malvaceae) wanda asalinsa ne a yammacin Arewacin Amurka. Kalmar “Malacothamnus” ta samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci “malakos” ma’ana taushi ko taushi, da kuma “thamnos” ma’ana shrub ko daji, yana nufin yanayin tsiro mai laushi da shuɗi a cikin wannan jinsin.
