Averrhoa

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Averrhoa
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Averrhoa bilimbi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Averrhoa
L.
Species [1]

5; see text

Synonyms [1]
  • CarambolaAdans.
  • OxyniaNoronha, nom. nud.

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]

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

Species

Five species are accepted. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.
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