"Each fruit may have up to twelve 6-12.5 mm long seeds, which are flat, thin and brown. Some cultivated forms produce fruits with no seeds. The species in the genus ""Averrhoa"" along with the species in genus ""Sarcotheca"" are the only woody, tree-like plants belonging to the Oxalis family Oxalidaceae. The Oxalis family has nearly 900 species, most are herbaceous perennials or annuals native from tropical and semitropical locations though a number also grow in other parts of the world. ""Averrhoa"" has sometimes been placed in the family Averrhoaceae. ""Averrhoa carambola"" is one of two species in the genus ""Averrhoa"","
"where he worked as a stockbroker until 1981. During the late 1960s, Mr. Arkin began cultivating plants and trees in his backyard, eventually developing a kind of carambola, or star fruit, that became commercially viable and was named after him. Until the early 1970s, carambola had been grown only as specimen trees in botanical gardens and experiment stations and as a curiosity in home landscapes. However, because of its attractive star shape when cut in cross-section and yellow to golden color, it began to grow in popularity. Fruit from early introductions were however, sour and sometimes considered unpalatable. This limited"
"and pathogens, however, whole star fruits cannot yet be imported to the US from Malaysia under current United States Department of Agriculture regulations. In the United States, carambolas are grown in tropical and semitropical areas, including Texas, South Carolina, Louisiana, California, Virginia, Florida and Hawaii. In the United States, commercial cultivation and broad consumer acceptance of the fruit only dates to the 1970s, attributable to Morris Arkin, a backyard horticulturalist, in Coral Gables, Florida. The 'Arkin' variety represented 98% of the acreage in South Florida in the early 21st century. The trees are also grown as ornamentals for their abundant"
"The fruits take up to a year to mature in most areas, sometimes as long as 18 months. The tree was named ""Couroupita guianensis"" by the French botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in 1775. Common names in other languages include many translations of the English ""cannonball tree"". Common names include ""macacarecuia"" (Portuguese), ""coco sachapura"" (Colombia, Panama), ""bala de cañón"" (Costa Rica, Panama), ""kanonskogelboom"" (Dutch), ""arbre à boulet de canon"" (French), ""kouroupitoumou"" (French Guiana), 'Nagalinga Ful' (or nagalingam) (Bengali), ""Nagalinga Pushpa"" (Kannada), ""Nagalingam"" or ""Lingam"" (Tamil), నాగమల్లి ""Nagamalli"" (Telugu), ""sala"" (Indonesia), ""granadillo de las huacas"" (Panama), ""ayahuma"" (Peru), and ""boskalebas"""
"third largest fruit of the Annona family after the junglesop and the soursop. The wood of the biribá tree is durable and suitable for boat construction. Young biribá trees are traditionally used as the main bow of the Afro-Brazilian instrument berimbau, named after the biribá tree. Rollinia deliciosa Rollinia deliciosa is a species of flowering plant in the custard-apple family, Annonaceae, that is native to tropical South America. It is cultivated for its edible fruits, commonly known as biribá or wild sugar-apple, throughout the world's tropics and subtropics. The Brazilian name, ""biribá"" has become somewhat well known. Nonetheless, the fruits"
"ceramics. Cherimoya The cherimoya (""Annona cherimola""), also spelled chirimoya and called chirimuya by the Inca people, is an edible fruit-bearing species of the genus ""Annona"" from the family Annonaceae. It is generally thought to be native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, spreading through cultivation to the Andes and Central America. Cherimoya is grown in tropical regions throughout the world. Mark Twain called the cherimoya ""the most delicious fruit known to men"". The creamy texture of the flesh gives the fruit its secondary name, custard apple. It is in the same genus, ""Annona"", as soursop. The name originates from the"
"Rollinia deliciosa Rollinia deliciosa is a species of flowering plant in the custard-apple family, Annonaceae, that is native to tropical South America. It is cultivated for its edible fruits, commonly known as biribá or wild sugar-apple, throughout the world's tropics and subtropics. The Brazilian name, ""biribá"" has become somewhat well known. Nonetheless, the fruits are occasionally known by other names, including ""wild sugar apple"" and ""aratiku"". Biribá is a fast-growing, flood-tolerant, sun-loving tropical tree, with leaves up to 35 cm long. It can reach a height of , which can bear fruit from seed within 3 years. The fruit is"
"Caramboxin Caramboxin (CBX) is a toxin found in star fruit (""Averrhoa carambola)""). Individuals with some types of kidney disease are susceptible to adverse neurological effects including intoxication, seizures and even death after eating star fruit. Caramboxin has been identified as the neurotoxin responsible for these effects. Caramboxin is a non-proteinogenic amino acid that stimulates the glutamate receptors in neurons. Its chemical structure is similar to the amino acid phenylalanine. Caramboxin is an agonist of both NMDA and AMPA glutamatergic ionotropic receptors with potent excitatory, convulsant, and neurodegenerative properties. Due to the risk of caraboxin poisoning leading to renal failure, eating"
"and Nelson Zamora named it ""Ruptiliocarpon caracolito"", basing their description mostly on specimens from Costa Rica. ""Ruptiliocarpon"" is a Latin-Greek hybrid name. ""Ruptilio"", in Latin, means ""to split irregularly"", and ""carpon"" is the Greek word for fruit. The name describes the characteristic opening of the fruit and is an obvious difference from ""Lepidobotrys"", the other member of the family. Though some language purists frown on the creation of hybrid names, and the ICBN discourages it, Hammel and Zamora created this name because, as they said, ""we consider the purely Greek or Latin options decidedly inelegant"". When Hammel and Zamora described"
"Atemoya The atemoya, Annona × cherimoya, or Annona squamosa × Annona cherimola is a hybrid of two fruits – the sugar-apple (""Annona squamosa"") and the cherimoya (""Annona cherimola"") – which are both native to the American tropics. This fruit is popular in Taiwan, where it is known as the ""pineapple sugar apple"" (鳳梨釋迦), so is sometimes wrongly believed to be a cross between the sugar-apple and the pineapple. In Cuba it is known as ""anón"", and in Venezuela ""chirimorinon"". In Israel and Lebanon, the fruit is called ""achta"". In Tanzania it is called ""stafeli dogo"" (""mini soursop""). In Brazil, the"
"Cherimoya The cherimoya (""Annona cherimola""), also spelled chirimoya and called chirimuya by the Inca people, is an edible fruit-bearing species of the genus ""Annona"" from the family Annonaceae. It is generally thought to be native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, spreading through cultivation to the Andes and Central America. Cherimoya is grown in tropical regions throughout the world. Mark Twain called the cherimoya ""the most delicious fruit known to men"". The creamy texture of the flesh gives the fruit its secondary name, custard apple. It is in the same genus, ""Annona"", as soursop. The name originates from the Quechua"
"The largest feature is there are a vat of Carambola juice, full of Carambola on stall and Autographs. Their merchandise is Carambola juice with Sweet and salty two flavors. The price depends on the capacity size divided into $20 of small cup, $30 of middle cup, big cup and bottle are $50. Prices are very approachable. Sweet Carambola juice for quenching thirst; however, salty parabola juice can protect the throat and improve cough. There is another very special food, Carambola candy; it looks red and flat, tastes sweet and salty, has efficacy of protect the throat and improve cough. This"
"starfruit or drinking its juice on an empty stomach is not recommended. Caramboxin Caramboxin (CBX) is a toxin found in star fruit (""Averrhoa carambola)""). Individuals with some types of kidney disease are susceptible to adverse neurological effects including intoxication, seizures and even death after eating star fruit. Caramboxin has been identified as the neurotoxin responsible for these effects. Caramboxin is a non-proteinogenic amino acid that stimulates the glutamate receptors in neurons. Its chemical structure is similar to the amino acid phenylalanine. Caramboxin is an agonist of both NMDA and AMPA glutamatergic ionotropic receptors with potent excitatory, convulsant, and neurodegenerative properties."
"is derived from the Mexican town of Campeche, where it is native. In the numerous countries where it is cultivated or sold, it is known by many vernacular names; canistel is common, as are variations on egg-fruit and names referring to its yellow color. In the Philippines it is called ""chesa"" or ""tiessa"" or ""tiesa"". In Sri Lanka this fruit is known as ""Laulu"", ""Lavulu"" or ""Lawalu"". In Thailand it is known by different traditional popular names such as ""Lamut Khamen"" (ละมุดเขมร=""Khmer Sapodilla"") or ""Tho Khamen"" (ท้อเขมร=""Khmer Peach""), folk imagination attributing a hypothetical Cambodian origin to this fruit (the name"
"(""pampelmuse""), Latvian (""pampelmūze""), Ido (""pompelmuso""), whereas some other languages use ""pomelo"" (Turkish, Norwegian, Polish, Bulgarian).In Southeast Asia, it is commonly known as limau besar, limau betawi, or limau serdadu in Malay; jeruk bali in Bahasa Indonesia; ส้มโอ [som o:] in Thai; lukban in Tagalog; and bu’o’i in Vietnamese. Another origin theory proposes that ""pomelo"" is an alteration of a compound of English names ""pomme"" (""apple"") + ""melon"".<ref name=""OED2008/06"">“pomelo, ""n.""” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; June 2008]</ref> The fruit is also known as jabong in Hawaii and jambola in varieties of English spoken in South Asia. Typically, the"
"Spondias dulcis Spondias dulcis (syn. ""Spondias cytherea""), known commonly as ambarella (ඇඹරැල්ලා) in Sri Lanka or June plum is an equatorial or tropical tree, with edible fruit containing a fibrous pit. It is known by many other names in various regions, including kedondong in Indonesia and in Malaysia, buah long long among the Chinese population in Singapore,Isbaandheys' in Somalia, Embe Ng'ong'o' in Tanzania, prune de cythère, pommecythere, or golden apple in Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Suriname, Saint Lucia and Martinique, June plum in Bermuda and Jamaica, mangotín in Panama, yuplón in Costa Rica, golden apple in Grenada, Saint Vincent"
"Cantaloupe Cantaloupe (muskmelon, mushmelon, rockmelon, sweet melon) or spanspek (South Africa) is a variety of the ""Cucumis melo"" species in the Cucurbitaceae family. Cantaloupes range in weight from . Originally, ""cantaloupe"" referred only to the non-netted, orange-fleshed melons of Europe, but may mean any orange-fleshed melon of ""C. melo"". China is the world's largest producer of cantaloupes, providing half of the global total in 2016. The name cantaloupe is derived via French ""cantaloup"" from Italian ""Cantalupo,"" which was formerly a papal county seat near Rome, after the fruit's introduction there from Armenia. It was first mentioned in English literature in"
"Some of the sour varieties like ""Golden Star"" can become sweet if allowed to ripen. The entire fruit is edible, including the slightly waxy skin. The flesh is crunchy, firm, and extremely juicy. It does not contain fibers and has a texture similar in consistency to that of grapes. Carambolas are best consumed shortly after they ripen, when they are yellow with a light shade of green or just after all traces of green have disappeared. They will also have brown ridges at the edges and feel firm. Fruits picked while still slightly green will turn yellow in storage at"
"Magnolia × alba Magnolia"" × ""alba, also known as the white champaca, white sandalwood, or white jade orchid tree, is a flowering plant of hybrid origin that is commonly cultivated in Southeast Asia and tropical regions of East Asia. Although the exact origin is uncertain, it is considered to be a hybrid of ""Magnolia champaca"" and ""Magnolia montana"". The current name of the white champaca is derived from its local name in Indonesian, ""Cempaka Putih"". The white champaca is known by various names in English including ""pak lan"" in Hawaii. Horticultural trade names used in the United States include the"
"the region since that time. In Guyana, it is called Sourie, One finger, Bilimbi and Kamranga. This is essentially a tropical tree, less resistant to cold than the carambola, growing best in rich and well-drained soil (but also stands limestone and sand). It prefers evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year, but with a 2- to 3-month dry season. Therefore, the species is not found, for example, in the wettest part of Malaysia. In Florida, where it is an occasional curiosity, the tree needs protection from wind and cold. In Indonesia, ""A. bilimbi,"" locally known as ""belimbing wuluh,"" is often used"
"Banana passionfruit Banana passionfruit is the fruit of several plants in the genus ""Passiflora"", and is therefore related to the passion fruit. They look somewhat like a straight, small banana with rounded ends. It was given this name in New Zealand, where passionfruit are also prevalent. In Hawaii, it is called banana poka. In its Latin American homeland, it is known as curuba, curuba de Castilla, or curuba sabanera blanca (Colombia); taxo, tacso, tagso, tauso (Ecuador); parcha, taxo (Venezuela), tumbo or curuba (Bolivia); tacso, tumbo, tumbo del norte, trompos, tintin or purpur (Peru). There are several species of banana passion"
"Coccoloba caracasana Coccoloba caracasana (from Greek ""kokkolobis"", the ancient name given to a vine by the appearance of its fruit) is a tree in the family Polygonaceae. It is known by the common name Papaturro. This is a small to medium tree, often with multiple trunks, puberulent to glabrescent stems. The leaves are broadly oblong or suborbicular, rounded to truncate to subcordate at the base. The flowers are small, greenish and fragrant, arranged in racemose inflorescences clustered in terminal and lateral spikes. The fruit is an achene with a semipulpous edible flesh. The distribution of this tree ranges from El"
"fruit is called Iyeye or Yeye in the Yoruba language, ngulungwu in Igbo and isada in Hausa. Other common names include hug plum, true yellow mombin, golden apple or Java plum, Ambaralla (ඇඹරැල්ල) in Sri Lanka. In Panama it is called mangotin. In ""habla congo"" of palo mayombe in Cuba, it is called ""nkunia guenguere kunansieto', ciruela. In Palauan, it is called titimel. Spondias mombin Spondias mombin or ""Spondias purpurea"" var. ""lutea"", also known as yellow mombin or hog plum is a species a tree and flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to the tropical Americas, including"
"Murabba Murabba (from , ""murabba"" ""jam"", ""fruit preserves""; , ""muraba"", , , ""muraba"", , ""murabbā"", , ""morobbā"", , morrabâ, , ""murabbo"", , ) refers to sweet fruit preserve which is popular in many regions of Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East. It is traditionally prepared with fruits, sugar, and spices. A popular fruit that is candied is apple, apricot, gooseberry (amla), mango, plum, quince which can be preserved for long periods both as a wet murabba and a dry version, and is said to have medicinal properties. It is widely used in Indian traditional and folk medicine."
"been problematic for some years. In South America it has been considered under ""P. cumbalensis"", ""P. mollissima"" or ""P. tripartita"" (the species which now includes ""P. mollissima""), or as a hybrid. In Hawaii it was referred to as ""P. mollissima"". In New Zealand it was included under ""P. mixta"" although some sources also used the name ""P. mollissima"" for this species. It was described as a separate species distinct from any of these in 2001. The specific name recognises the Colombian agronomist Tarmín Campos. Common names for ""P. tarminiana"" include banana passionfruit (Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Hawaii), curuba India, curuba"
"Annona reticulata Annona reticulata is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the plant family Annonaceae. It is best known for its fruit, called custard apple, a common name it shares with fruits of several other species in the same genus: ""A. cherimola"" and ""A. squamosa"" or sometimes it is called wild-sweetsop, bull's heart, bullock's-heart, or ox-heart. The flavor of the fruit is sweet and pleasant, but less popular than that of ""A. cherimola"". It is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree reaching to tall with an open, irregular crown. Possibly a native of the Caribbean and Central America, ""Annona"
"fruit for culinary purposes, although in botany they are classified as fruit). Pawpaw fruits have a sweet, custardish flavor somewhat similar to banana, mango, and cantaloupe, and are commonly eaten raw, but are also used to make ice cream and baked desserts. This plant's scientific name is ""Asimina triloba."" The genus name ""Asimina"" is adapted from the Native American (probably Miami-Illinois) name ""assimin"" or ""rassimin"" through the French colonial ""asiminier."" The epithet ""triloba"" in the species' scientific name refers to the flowers' three-lobed calices and doubly three-lobed corollas, the shape not unlike a tricorne hat. The common name of this"
"Sugar-apple The sugar-apple, sweetsop, or custard apple is the fruit of ""Annona squamosa"", the most widely grown species of ""Annona"" and a native of the tropical Americas and West Indies. The Spanish traders of Manila galleons brought it to Asia, where its old Mexican name ""ate"" may still be found in Bengali ata, Nepalese aati, Sinhalese mati anoda, Burmese awzar thee, Indonesia “ Srikaya”’ and atis in the Philippines. It is also known as sitaphal in India (mainly ""Annona reticulata""), in the Philippines and in Australia. The name is also used in Portuguese as ata. The fruit is spherical-conical, in"
"the fruit are poisonous. ""Momordica balsamina"" and the related ""Momordica charantia"" share some common names: African cucumber, balsam apple, and balsam pear. Other names for ""M. balsamina"" are balsamina or southern balsam pear. It is known in Africa under a broad range of names, e.g. in Mozambique as ""cacana"" and in South Africa as ""nkaka"". Momordica balsamina Momordica balsamina is a tendril-bearing annual vine native to the tropical regions of Africa, introduced and invasive in Asia, Australia, and Central America. It has pale yellow, deeply veined flowers and round, somewhat warty, bright orange fruits, or ""apples"". When ripe, the fruits"
"Cranberry bean The borlotti bean is a variety of common bean (""Phaseolus vulgaris"") first bred in Colombia as the ""cargamanto"". It is also known as the cranberry bean, Roman bean, romano bean (not to be confused with the Italian flat bean, a green bean also called ""romano bean""), saluggia bean, or rosecoco bean. The bean is a medium to large tan or hazelnut-colored bean splashed or streaked with red, magenta or black. Saluggia beans are named after Saluggia in northern Italy, where they have been grown since the early 1900s. The borlotti bean is a variety of the cranberry bean"
"both the fruits and the tender leaves are eaten. Spondias dulcis Spondias dulcis (syn. ""Spondias cytherea""), known commonly as ambarella (ඇඹරැල්ලා) in Sri Lanka or June plum is an equatorial or tropical tree, with edible fruit containing a fibrous pit. It is known by many other names in various regions, including kedondong in Indonesia and in Malaysia, buah long long among the Chinese population in Singapore,Isbaandheys' in Somalia, Embe Ng'ong'o' in Tanzania, prune de cythère, pommecythere, or golden apple in Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Suriname, Saint Lucia and Martinique, June plum in Bermuda and Jamaica, mangotín in Panama, yuplón"
"Terminalia catappa Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the leadwood tree family, Combretaceae, that grows mainly in the tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Australia. It is known by the English common names country-almond, Indian-almond, Malabar-almond, sea-almond, tropical-almond and false kamani. The tree grows to tall, with an upright, symmetrical crown and horizontal branches. ""Terminalia catappa"" has corky, light fruit that are dispersed by water. The seed within the fruit is edible when fully ripe, tasting almost like almond. As the tree gets older, its crown becomes more flattened to form a spreading, vase shape. Its branches are"
"Salvador to Panama and northern South America, where it is most common in the Pacific regions. It prefers sandy, loose and wet soil; it may be found along rivers. Economically, the species is useful for its edible fruit. The wood is used as firewood and for poles. The foliage is ornamental and hung for shade. Coccoloba caracasana Coccoloba caracasana (from Greek ""kokkolobis"", the ancient name given to a vine by the appearance of its fruit) is a tree in the family Polygonaceae. It is known by the common name Papaturro. This is a small to medium tree, often with multiple"