Averrhoa
Averrhoa is a genus of trees in the family Oxalidaceae. It includes five species native to Java, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Sulawesi, and Vietnam. The genus is named after Averroes, a 12th-century astronomer and philosopher from Al-Andalus.
Two species, the carambola and the bilimbi, are cultivated for their fruits.
Species
Five species are accepted.- Averrhoa bilimbi – bilimbi
- Averrhoa carambola – starfruit or carambola
- Averrhoa dolichocarpa
- Averrhoa leucopetala
- ''Averrhoa microphylla''