Siraitia
| Siraitia | |
|---|---|
| Siraitia grosvenorii (luohan guo) fruits | |
| Scientific 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. | |
Siraitia is a genus of plants from the family Cucurbitaceae. The following species have been assigned to it, at various times:
- Siraitia africana, see Microlagenaria africana
- Siraitia borneensis, see Baijiania borneensis, from Borneo.
- 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, see Sinobaijiania taiwaniana