Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Oxalidaceae | Genus: Averrhoea | Species: Averrhoa carambola L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Averrhoa pentandra, Averrhoa acutangula, Connaropsis philippica | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Carambola, Star fruit | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Star Fruit, Chinese Gooseberry | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Heinoujom | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up To 900 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit 5-8 cm long with acharcteristc shape star yellowish-green becoming orange-yellow when ripe. |
| Habitat | Occurs in gardens and also cultivated | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India,China, Malaysia, Taiwan,Thailand, Israel, Florida, Brazil, Philippines, Australia, Indonesia | Bark Details | Light Brown |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is an attractive, small, slow-growing evergreen tree with a short-trunk or a shrub and branches are drooping and the wood is white and turns reddish bushy shape with many branches producing a broad rounded crown | Leaf Details | The pinnate leaves have a single terminal leaflet and 5 to 11 nearly opposite leaflets each leaf is 15–20 cm long and the 3.8–9 cm long |
