Averrhoa
Averrhoa is a genus of trees in the family Oxalidaceae, of the order Oxalidales, named after Averroes, a 12th-century astronomer and philosopher from Al-Andalus.[1]
| Averrhoa | |
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| Averrhoa bilimbi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Oxalidaceae |
| Genus: | Averrhoa L. |
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Selected species
The genus comprises about a dozen species, of which two, the carambola and the bilimbi, are cultivated for their fruits :
Averrhoa bilimbi L. -- Bilimbi
Averrhoa carambola L. -- Starfruit or carambola
Averrhoa dolichocarpa Rugayah & Sunarti
Averrhoa leucopetala Rugayah & Sunarti
Averrhoa microphylla Tardieu
Averrhoa minima Perr.
Averrhoa sinica Hance
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References
- 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.
- "Query Results for Genus Averrhoa". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
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