Averrhoa carambola
Blimbing, Caramba
Other regional names: Carambola +1 more
- Carambola
- Kamranga
Also known as: Averrhoa acutangula Stokes +4 more
- Averrhoa acutangula Stokes
- Averrhoa microphylla Tardieu
- Averrhoa pentandra Blanco
- Connaropsis philippica Fern.-Vill.
- Sarcotheca philippica (Fern.-Vill.) Hallier fil.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Oxalidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Found natively in Tropical Asia, Averrhoa carambola (commonly known as Blimbing or Caramba) is a tree belonging to the Oxalidaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Jawa, Maluku, Sulawesi
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Costa Rica, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Laos, Marianas, Nicobar Is., Paraguay, Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam