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''