Averrhoa carambola
COMMON NAME | Carambola or Star
fruit |
TYPE | Tree |
FAMILY | Oxalidaceae |
NOTES | A small, slow-growing
evergreen tree with a short-trunk or a shrub. The fruits have a thin, waxy
skin that is orange-yellow colored. The juicy fruits are yellow inside when
ripe and have a crisp texture and when cut in cross-section are star shaped. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Southeast Asia and the Indian
Subcontinent |
NATIVE HABITAT | Humid forests and
woodland on sandy loam |
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