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star fruit

Also known as Averrhoa carambola, carambola, starfruit, five-corner

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Averrhoa carambola, commonly known as star fruit, carambola, or karambola, is a species of fruit tree within the genus Averrhoa. The taxon was described by L. and is also referenced in the Gujin Tushu Jicheng. It is classified under the plant kingdom and is not extinct. The species is the source of the star fruit, which is used as a fruit, vegetable, and medicinal plant.

The taxon range includes Fujian, the Tibet Autonomous Region, Guangdong, and Myanmar. According to the 2024 IUCN Red List assessment, the conservation status of Averrhoa carambola is Data Deficient.

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Species

Data Deficient

Starfruit

species

FamilySapindaceae

Native toCabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone

Observations8,795

Karambole ist eine Weiterleitung auf diesen Artikel. Für den roten Objektball beim Karambolagebillard siehe Billardkugel. Illustration; gut zu erkennen sind die gefiederten Laubblätter Sternfrucht Stamm einer Sternfrucht Die Sternfrucht (Averrhoa carambola), auch Karambole, Karambola oder Carambola genannt, ist neben dem Gurkenbaum eine von zwei Arten aus der Gattung der Gurkenbäume (Averrhoa). Sie gehören zur Familie der Sauerkleegewächse (Oxalidaceae) und stammen aus Südostasien.

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “star fruit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.