Siraitia | |
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Siraitia grosvenorii (luohan guo) fruits | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
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 Cucurbitaceae family. The following species have been assigned to it, at various times: [1]
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