Siraitia

Siraitia is a genus of plants from the family Cucurbitaceae. The following species have been assigned to it, at various times:[1]

  • Siraitia africana, see Microlagenaria africana[2]
  • Siraitia borneensis, see Baijiania borneensis[3]
  • Siraitia grosvenorii (luo han guo, monk's fruit), from China and Thailand[4]
  • Siraitia siamensis, from Thailand[5]
  • Siraitia sikkimensis, from India[6]
  • Siraitia silomaradjae, from India[7]
  • Siraitia taiwaniana, from Taiwan, see Sinobaijiania taiwaniana[8]

Siraitia
Siraitia grosvenorii (luohan guo) fruits
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
Tribe: Siraitieae
H. Schaef. & S.S. Renner 2011
Genus: Siraitia
Merr.
Synonyms

Neoluffa Chakrav.

References
  1. Siraitia at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
  2. Siraitia africana at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
  3. Siraitia borneensis at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
  4. Siraitia grosvenorii at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
  5. Siraitia siamensis at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
  6. Siraitia sikkimensis at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
  7. Siraitia silomaradjae at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
  8. Siraitia taiwaniana at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
  • Data related to Siraitia at Wikispecies


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