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: Africa (introduced)
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Gulf of Guinea Islands.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros.
Continental: Asia-Temperate (introduced)
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya (introduced).
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam (introduced).
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo (introduced), Jawa, Maluku, Philippines (introduced), Sulawesi.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - Solomon Islands (introduced).
Continental: Pacific (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Samoa.
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Society Islands.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands, Marianas.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil North.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Paraguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd 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. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Averrhoa carambola. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 November 2023. 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