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.
Selected species.
The genus comprises about a dozen species, of which two, the carambola and the bilimbi, are cultivated for their fruits : <br>
"Averrhoa bilimbi" L. -- Bilimbi<br>
"Averrhoa carambola" L. -- Starfruit or carambola<br>
"Averrhoa dolichocarpa" Rugayah & Sunarti<br>
"Averrhoa leucopetala" Rugayah & Sunarti<br>
"Averrhoa microphylla" Tardieu<br>
"Averrhoa minima" Perr.<br>
"Averrhoa sinica" Hance