Averrhoa bilimbi
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64400be79f4de514331645 |
| Scientific name | Averrhoa bilimbi |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 428 (1753) |
Description Top
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Averrhoa bilimbi is a tropical fruit-bearing tree native to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It is cultivated in parts of tropical South Asia and the Americas, and is a close relative of the carambola tree. The tree is cauliflorous with 18–68 flowers in panicles that form on the trunk and other branches. The fruit is ellipsoidal, elongated, measuring about 4 – 10 cm and sometimes faintly 5-angled. The skin, smooth to slightly bumpy, thin and waxy turning from light green to yellowish-green when ripe. The flesh is crisp and the juice is sour and extremely acidic and therefore not typically consumed as fresh fruit by itself. It is used to give sour or an acidic flavor to food, substituting tamarind or tomato, and is also made into a rather sweet jam. It is also used to make salad mixed with tomatoes, chopped onions with soy sauce as dressing, and is often used as an ingredient to give a tangy flavor to many Seychellois creole dishes, especially fish dishes. Additionally, the fruit can be preserved by pickling, which reduces its acidity, and is used to clean kris blades. The fruit contains high levels of
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Averrhoa abtusangulata | Stokes | Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 542 1812 |
| Averrhoa obtusangula | Stokes | Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 542 (1812) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | cucumber tree |
| English | tree sorrel |
| English | bilimbi |
| ace | seulimèng |
| Arabic | رشدية بليمبية |
| Assamese | বিলম্বি টেঙা |
| ban | belimbing wuluh |
| bcl | iba |
| bjn | balimbing tunjuk |
| Bengali | বিলিম্বি |
| Bengali | বেলেম্বু |
| Catalan | bilimbi |
| Catalan | cogombret àcid |
| German | gurkenbaum |
| German | bilimbi |
| dtp | tulod-ulod |
| dv | ބިލިމަގު |
| Greek | αγγουρόδεντρο |
| Greek | μίμπρο |
| Greek | μπιλίμπι |
| Greek | αβερόη η αμβλυγώνιος |
| Estonian | bilimbi |
| Persian | بیلیمبی |
| French | arbre à cornichons |
| French | bilimbi |
| ht | blenblen |
| Indonesian | belimbing asam |
| Indonesian | belimbing besi |
| Indonesian | belimbing botol |
| Indonesian | belimbing buluh |
| Indonesian | belimbing wuluh |
| Indonesian | buah belimbing buluh |
| Indonesian | belimbing sayur |
| Japanese | ビリンビ |
| Japanese | ナガバノゴレンシ |
| jv | blimbing wuluh |
| Korean | 빌림비 |
| koi | Билимби |
| kv | Билимби |
| lbe | Билимби |
| mad | dhing bulu |
| mad | bhing bulu |
| mad | bhlimbhing bulu |
| min | asam sewah |
| Malayalam | ഇലുമ്പൻ പുളി |
| Malayalam | bilimbi |
| Malayalam | ഇരുമ്പൻ പുളി |
| Malayalam | ഇരുമ്പൻപുളി |
| Malayalam | ഇരുമ്പാമ്പുളി |
| Malayalam | ഇലിമ്പൻ പുളി |
| Malayalam | ഓർക്കാപുളി |
| Malayalam | ചിലുമ്പി |
| Malayalam | ചെമ്മീൻപുളി |
| Malayalam | ചെമ്മീപ്പുളി |
| Malayalam | പുളിഞ്ചി |
| Malayalam | പുളിഞ്ചിക്ക |
| Malayalam | ഇലുമ്പി |
| mrj | Билимби |
| Malay | pokok belimbing buluh |
| Malay | belimbing buluh |
| Norwegian Bokmål | bilimbi |
| Dutch | zure blimbing |
| Dutch | blimbing |
| Dutch | blimbing woeloeh |
| Dutch | blimbing asem |
| Dutch | bilimbing |
| Dutch | bilimbi |
| Dutch | belimbing |
| pam | balimbing |
| Polish | oskomian bilimbi |
| Portuguese | biri-biri |
| Portuguese | bilimbim |
| Portuguese | biribiri |
| Portuguese | limão caiena |
| Portuguese | limão-da-Índia |
| Portuguese | limão-de-caiena |
| Portuguese | bilimbi |
| Russian | Билимби |
| Sinhala | බිලිං |
| su | calingcing |
| Swahili | mbirimbi |
| Swahili | mbilimbi |
| Tamil | விளி |
| Telugu | బిలింబి దోశ |
| Telugu | బిలింబి దోస |
| Telugu | దోసచెట్టు |
| Thai | ตะลิงปลิง |
| udm | Билимби |
| Ukrainian | Білімбі |
| Chinese | 三斂 |
| Chinese | 木胡瓜 |
| Chinese | 三敛 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Western Indian Ocean
- Chagos Archipelago
- Comoros
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Western Indian Ocean
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China
- China Southeast
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Eastern Asia
- Taiwan
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China
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
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Indo-China
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Nicobar Nicobar
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Malaya
- Maluku
- Sulawesi
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Papuasia
- New Guinea
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Indian Subcontinent
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Northwestern Pacific
- Caroline Islands
- Marianas
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Northwestern Pacific
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Brazil
- Brazil Northeast
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Central America
- El Salvador
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Brazil
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000557404 |
| UNII | X7085PBY7M |
| USDA Plants | AVBI |
| Tropicos | 23700044 |
| INPN | 447427 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:371869-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2666745 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 829006 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 245205 |
| IPNI | 371869-1 |
| iNaturalist | 319218 |
| GBIF | 2891640 |
| Freebase | /m/05l0d6 |
| EPPO | AVRBI |
| EOL | 483572 |
| USDA GRIN | 6157 |
| Wikipedia | Averrhoa_bilimbi |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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