Averrhoa

Averrhoa carambola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Oxalidales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Oxalidales

Familia: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Averrhoa
Species: A. bilimbi – A. carambola – A. dolichocarpa – A. leucopetala – A. microphylla

Name

Averrhoa L., Sp. Pl.: 428 (1753).

• Type species: Averrhoa bilimbi L., Sp. Pl.: 428 (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Carambola Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 508 (1763).
  • Oxynia Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 3 (1790), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Jawa, Maluku, Sulawesi, Vietnam Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Introduced into: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Costa Rica, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Marianas, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Paraguay, Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Taiwan, Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 428. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. &nbsp, in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2011 Sept 28.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Averrhoa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Averrhoa. Published online. Accessed: 25 March 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Averrhoa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 March 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Averrhoa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 03. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Averrhoa. Accessed: 2024 March 25.

Vernacular names

català: Oxalidàcia
dansk: Surkløver-familien
Deutsch: Sauerkleegewächse
English: Wood sorrel family
Esperanto: Oksalidacoj
español: Oxalidáceas
français: Oxalidacées
日本語: カタバミ科
lietuvių: Kiškiakopūstiniai
македонски: Киселици
Nederlands: Klaverzuringfamilie
norsk: Gaukesyrefamilien
polski: Szczawikowate
русский: Кисличные
svenska: Harsyreväxter
українська: Квасеницеві
Tiếng Việt: Họ Chua me đất
中文: 酢漿草科