Taxon:
Averrhoa carambola L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:428. 1753
Verified:
01/23/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
carambola – five-corner – starfruit – French
carambolier – German
Karambole – Sternfrucht – Spanish
carambolo – Swedish
karambola –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | cult. throughout tropics |
6 | Other | | | | | possible origin Java |
Cultivated
(cult. throughout tropics)
Other
(possible origin Java)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Human food | fruit | | Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:96. URL: http://proseanet.org |
Medicines | folklore | | Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |