OxalidaceaeW/C = Wild Collected |
Averrhoa carambola L.
- Common Name: Carambola, Star Fruit
- Family: Oxalidaceae R.Br.
- Country of Origin: believed to have originated in Sri Lanka and the Moluccas
- Habitat:
- Uses: Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, skin diseases, poison, pruritus, worm infestations, diarrhea, vomiting, hemorrhoids, intermittent fever, over perspiration and general debility.2
Useful part: Leaves, Fruits.
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      Accession Data:- Accession # 198500347
- Source: Fairchild Bot Gard (FTG)
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1211 - AUS:Borneo/Sumatra B
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-07-2012
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Oxalidales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Oxalidaceae
- SubFamily:
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References:
- California Rare Fruit Growers WWW Site
- Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
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