Siraitia
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| Siraitia | |
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| Siraitia grosvenorii (luohan guo) fruits | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
| Tribe: | Joliffieae |
| Subtribe: | Thladianthinae |
| Genus: | Siraitia Merr. |
| Synonyms | |
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Neoluffa Chakrav. |
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Siraitia is a genus of plants from the Cucurbitaceae family. It includes at least the following species:
- Siraitia grosvenorii (luo han guo, monk's fruit), from China and Thailand
- Siraitia siamensis, from Thailand
- Siraitia sikkimensis, from India
- Siraitia silomaradjae, from India
- Siraitia taiwaniana, from Taiwan
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