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] from Borneo.
- 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 | |
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| Siraitia grosvenorii (luohan guo) fruits | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Neoluffa Chakrav. | |
References edit
- ^ Siraitia at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
- ^ Siraitia africana at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
- ^ Siraitia borneensis at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
- ^ Siraitia grosvenorii at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
- ^ Siraitia siamensis at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
- ^ Siraitia sikkimensis at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
- ^ Siraitia silomaradjae at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
- ^ Siraitia taiwaniana at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
External links edit
Data related to Siraitia at Wikispecies
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