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Carambola, also known as star fruit, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to tropical Southeast Asia. [1] [2] [3] The edible fruit has distinctive ridges running down its sides (usually 5–6). [1] When cut in cross-section, it resembles a star, giving it the name of star fruit.
Reproduction takes place via sexual outcrossing through cross-pollination; star cacti reach sexual maturity after a few years, when they have attained 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 in) in diameter. [5] Flowers are produced from March to June (the summer season in its native habitat) and fruiting occurs from April to June.
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Averrhoa carambola is a species of tree in the family Oxalidaceae native to tropical Southeast Asia; [1] it has a number of common names, including carambola, star fruit and five-corner. [2] It is a small tree or shrub that grows 5 to 12 m (16 to 39 ft) tall, with rose to red-purple flowers.
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These seven unusual fruits — available during the winter in most parts of the country — pack big nutritional punches and make delicious additions to other food offerings.
Pouteria caimito, the abiu (Portuguese pronunciation:), is a tropical fruit tree originating in the Amazonian region of South America, and this type of fruit can also be found in the Philippines and other countries in Southeast Asia. It grows to an average of 10 metres (33 feet) high, with ovoid fruits.
The reproductive parts consist of both male and female parts (hermaphrodite). The androecium has six yellow-brown stamens that are free of the perianth and form two groups, each of about 5–8 mm (1 ⁄ 4 – 3 ⁄ 8 in), with filaments that are simple and flattened and oblong anthers that are 2–4 mm (1 ⁄ 16 – 3 ⁄ 16 in