Kingdom Plantae Family Oxalidaceae Higher classification Oxalidaceae | Order Oxalidales Scientific name Averrhoa Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Carambola, Bilimbi, Averrhoa leucopetala, Averrhoa dolichocarpa | ||
Averrhoa bilimbi fruits in growing stage
Averrhoa is a genus of trees in the Oxalidaceae family, of the Oxalidales order, named after Averroes - a 12th-century astronomer and philosopher from Al-Andalus.
Contents
- Averrhoa bilimbi fruits in growing stage
- Fwang tung carambola averrhoa carambola
- Selected species
- References
Fwang tung carambola averrhoa carambola
Selected species
The genus comprises about a dozen species, of which two, the carambola and the bilimbi, are cultivated for their fruits :
Averrhoa bilimbi L. -- Bilimbi
Averrhoa carambola L. -- Starfruit or Carambola
Averrhoa dolichocarpa Rugayah & Sunarti
Averrhoa leucopetala Rugayah & Sunarti
Averrhoa microphylla Tardieu
Averrhoa minima Perr.
Averrhoa sinica Hance
References
Averrhoa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA