Oxalidaceae

• Averrhoa carambola
• Biophytum sensitivum
• Oxalis bowiei
• Oxalis carnosa
• Oxalis gigantea
• Oxalis herrerae
• Oxalis lasiandra
• Oxalis peduncularis
• Oxalis regnellii
• Oxalis sp.
• Oxalis vulcanicola

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• Common Name: Carambola, Star Fruit
• Family: Oxalidaceae R.Br.

• Country of Origin: China
• Habitat:

• Description: This dense, evergreen tree common in India and China grows to about 20'. Red and white flowers appear on bare branches or at leaf bases. Fruit has a thin, waxy, green-yellow, yellow or orange skin. Oblong and five-angled it is star-shaped when cut across the middle. It has a sweet, watery, slightly acid, pleasant tasting pulp that is eaten raw or preserved. Seedlings have been known to bear in 3 years. Large trees have been known to survive 26°F without damage but young trees must be protected from frost.

  [Vietnamese: khe, mit, ma dun, ma fueang]