Averrhoa carambola

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: Averrhoa carambola

Name

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

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Averrhoa acutangula Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 543 (1812).
  • Averrhoa pentandra Blanco, Fl. Filip., 392 (1837).
  • Connaropsis philippica Fern.-Vill., Fl. Filip. (Blanco) ed. vol. 3, app. 33 (1880).
    • Sarcotheca philippica (Fern.-Vill.) Hallier f., Meded. Rijks-Herb. 1910: 2 (1910).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Jawa, Maluku, Sulawesi Introduced into: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Costa Rica, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Laos, Marianas, Nicobar Is., Paraguay, Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Averrhoa carambola 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 carambola. Published online. Accessed: 03 October 2024.
• The Plant List 2010. Version 1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2011 September 28.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Averrhoa carambola. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 November 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Averrhoa carambola. 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. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Averrhoa carambola. Accessed: 03 October 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Averrhoa carambola. Accessed: 2024 October 03.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Averrhoa carambola in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 03-November-24.

Vernacular names

Basa Bali: Belimbing
বাংলা: কামরাঙ্গা
čeština: Karambola
dansk: Karambol
Deutsch: Sternfrucht
English: Carambola
español: Carambola
suomi: Karambola, tähtihedelmä
français: Carambolier
עברית: קרמבולה
magyar: Csillaggyümölcs
Bahasa Indonesia: Belimbing
日本語: スターフルーツ
ភាសាខ្មែរ: ស្ពឺ
Bahasa Melayu: Belimbing besi
Nederlands: Carambola, stervrucht
polski: Oskomian pospolity
português: Carambola
svenska: Carambola
ไทย: มะเฟือง
lea faka-Tonga: tapanima
українська: Карамбола
Tiếng Việt: khế
中文: 楊桃