Averrhoa carambola L.

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Mansers' garden, Chimoio, Mozambique

Synonyms:	Averrhoa acutangula Stokes
Common names:	Caramba (English) Carambola (English)
Description:	Tree to 10 m. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets 2.5-5 cm long, 5-11, ovate to elliptic. Flowers borne in the leaf axils. Petals white, marked with purple. Fruit 7.5-12.5 cm long, with 3-5 ribs, yellow or yellow-brown, pulpy.
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Derivation of specific name:	carambola: from a local vernacular name
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Bailey, L.H. (1949). Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York. Page 601.

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