Carombola apple
Averrhoa carambola
Also known as Star fruit tree
About Carombola apple
Averrhoa carambola is a species of tree in the family Oxalidaceae native to tropical Southeast Asia; it has a number of common names, including carambola, star fruit and five-corner. It is a small tree or shrub that grows 5 to 12 m (16 to 39 ft) tall, with rose to red-purple flowers. The flowers are small and bell-shaped, with five petals that have whitish edges. The flowers are often produced year round under tropical conditions. The tree is cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions for its edible fruits.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Averrhoa carambola
- Genus
- Averrhoa
- Family
- OXALIDACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Indonesia
- Distribution
- Cultivated in tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Karmal करमल
- Bengali
- কামরাঙ্গা
- Tamil
- Tamarattai
- Kannada
- ಕರ್ಮಲ್, ಕರ್ಮಲು Karmal, ಕಮರಾಕ್ಷಿ Kamaraakshi
- Malayalam
- Caturappuli
Oxalidaceae
Wood sorrel family
Carombola apple belongs to the Oxalidaceae family.
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