Monk fruit open
Badagnani, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Luo han guo is a rare fruit that is grown in southern China.
The fruits are very sweet and are used as medicine and as a sweetener.
Names
Scientific
Siraitia grosvenorii
Synonym
Momordica grosvenorii
English
Buddha fruit
Luo han guo
Monk fruit
Monk’s fruit
French
Luo han
German
Luo han guo
Other
Lohoguo
Luo han guo
Luo han kuo
Taxonomy
Genus
Siraitia
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Order
Cucurbitales
Crop categories
Fruits
Medicinal plants
Food crops
Tropical crops
Pictures
Monk fruit open
Badagnani, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Monk fruit
User:KasugaHuang, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
