Karmal / Carombola Apple
Averrhoa carambola
Also known as Star Fruit Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- May-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Averrhoa carambola
- Genus
- Averrhoa
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Indonesia
- Distribution
- Cultivated in tropics
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-August
- 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
- Karmal करमल
- Bengali
- কামরাঙ্গা
- Tamil
- Tamarattai
- Kannada
- ಕರ್ಮಲ್, ಕರ್ಮಲು Karmal, ಕಮರಾಕ್ಷಿ Kamaraakshi
- Malayalam
- Caturappuli
- Sinhala
- කාමරංගා, කාඹරංකා
About Karmal
Carombola apple (Averrhoa carambola) 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. Native to Indonesia, it is distributed across Cultivated in tropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-August. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Oxalidaceae
Wood sorrel family
Karmal belongs to the Oxalidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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