genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of plants from the family
Cucurbitaceae
The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera, of which the most important to humans are:
*''Cucurbita'' – squash, pumpkin, zucchini, some gourds
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. The following species have been assigned to it, at various times:Siraitia at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.
*'' Siraitia africana'', see '' Microlagenaria africana''
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Siraitia borneensis
''Siraitia'' is a genus of plants from the family Cucurbitaceae. The following species have been assigned to it, at various times:Baijiania borneensis
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Siraitia grosvenorii
''Siraitia grosvenorii'', also known as monkfruit or ''luohan guo'', is a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It is native to southern China. The plant is cultivated for its fruit extract, called mogrosides, which creat ...
'' (''luo han guo'', monk's fruit), from China and
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
Siraitia sikkimensis
''Siraitia'' is a genus of plants from the family Cucurbitaceae. The following species have been assigned to it, at various times:India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
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Siraitia silomaradjae
''Siraitia'' is a genus of plants from the family Cucurbitaceae. The following species have been assigned to it, at various times:Siraitia taiwaniana
''Siraitia'' is a genus of plants from the family Cucurbitaceae. The following species have been assigned to it, at various times:Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...