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Averrhoa

Summary

Averrhoa is a genus of trees in the family Oxalidaceae. It includes five species native to Java, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Sulawesi, and Vietnam.[1] The genus is named after Averroes, a 12th-century astronomer and philosopher from Al-Andalus.[2]

Averrhoa
Averrhoa bilimbi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Averrhoa
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Species[1]

5; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Carambola Adans.
  • Oxynia Noronha, nom. nud.

Two species, the carambola and the bilimbi, are cultivated for their fruits.

Species

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Five species are accepted.[1]

  • Averrhoa bilimbi L. – bilimbi
  • Averrhoa carambola L. – starfruit or carambola
  • Averrhoa dolichocarpa Rugayah & Sunarti
  • Averrhoa leucopetala Rugayah & Sunarti
  • Averrhoa microphylla Tardieu

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Averrhoa L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ Umberto Quattrocchi (29 November 1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-8493-2673-8.