Bilimbi
Averrhoa bilimbi
Also known as Tree Sorrel, Kamias
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Goa, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Averrhoa bilimbi
- Genus
- Averrhoa
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical America, Malaysia
- Distribution
- Cultivated in tropics
- Found in India
- Kerala, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Oxalidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Oxalidaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बिलिम्बी Bilimbi
- Bengali
- বিলিম্বি, বেলেম্বু
- Tamil
- Pulima, விளி
- Telugu
- Gommareku, దోసచెట్టు, బిలింబి దోశ
- Kannada
- ಬಿಲಿಂಬಿ, ಬಿಳಿಂಬಿ Bilimbi, ಬಿಂಬಲಿ Bimbali
- Malayalam
- Vilumpi, ഇലുമ്പി, പുളിഞ്ചി
- Marathi
- Bilambi
About Bilimbi
Bilimbi (Averrhoa bilimbi) is a tree belonging to the Oxalidaceae family (Wood sorrel family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate trifoliate leaves, cymose umbel flower clusters, capsule/berry fruit. It is typically found in garden plant. Native to Tropical America, Malaysia, it is distributed across Cultivated in tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Oxalidaceae
Wood sorrel family
Bilimbi belongs to the Oxalidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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