Averrhoa
| Averrhoa | |
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| Averrhoa bilimbi | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Oxalidaceae |
| Genus: | Averrhoa L. |
| Species[1] | |
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Averrhoa is a genus of understorey trees in the wood sorrel family Oxalidaceae. It includes four species native to Maritime Southeast Asia, Java, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, and Sulawesi.[1] The genus is named after Averroes, a 12th-century astronomer and philosopher from Al-Andalus.[2]
Two species, the carambola and the bilimbi, are cultivated for their fruits.
Species
[edit]Four species are accepted.[1][3]
- Averrhoa bilimbi L. – bilimbi
- Averrhoa carambola L. – starfruit or carambola
- Averrhoa dolichocarpa Rugayah & Sunarti
- Averrhoa leucopetala Rugayah & Sunarti
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Averrhoa L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ↑ Umberto Quattrocchi (29 November 1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-8493-2673-8.
- ↑ "Averrhoa L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
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