Averrhoa
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. The genus is named after Averroes, a 12th-century astronomer and philosopher from Al-Andalus.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderOxalidales
- FamilyOxalidaceae
Native toJawa, Maluku, New Guinea, Sulawesi
General: from New Guinea: Averrhoa carambola L., Averrhoa bilimbi L
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Research
266 papers- Mechanisms of star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) toxicity: A mini-review.Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2020
- Averrhoa bilimbi Linn.: A review of its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2016
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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. The genus is named after Averroes, a 12th-century astronomer and philosopher from Al-Andalus.
Two species, the carambola and the bilimbi, are cultivated for their fruits.