Averrhoa
| Averrhoa | |
|---|---|
| Averrhoa bilimbi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Oxalidaceae |
| Genus: | Averrhoa L. |
| Species | |
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5; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.