''Siraitia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of plants from the family

Cucurbitaceae The Cucurbitaceae (), also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family (biology), family consisting of about 965 species in 101 genera.

. 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'' *'' Siraitia borneensis'', see '' Baijiania borneensis'', from Borneo. *''

Siraitia grosvenorii ''Siraitia grosvenorii'', also known as monkfruit, ''luo han guo'' (), or Swingle fruit, is a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It is native to southern China. The plant is cultivated for its fruit extract containing ...

'' (''luo han guo'', monk's fruit), from

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

and

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

*'' Siraitia siamensis'', from Thailand *'' Siraitia sikkimensis'', from

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

*'' Siraitia silomaradjae'', from India *''

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. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

, see ''

Sinobaijiania taiwaniana ''Sinobaijiania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. It includes five species of climbing tuberous geophytes native to southern China, southeastern Tibet, Laos, Thailand, and Taiwan. Species Five species are ac ...

''Siraitia taiwaniana
at The Plant List database. Accessed on 2014-09-20.

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* Cucurbitaceae genera Cucurbitoideae {{Cucurbitales-stub