Plant Details

Accepted name:: Averrhoa carambola L. [Oxalidaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
balimbing	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
belimbing	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
belimbing batu	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
belimbing besi	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
belimbing manis	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
belimbing sayor	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
belimbing segi	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
blimbing	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
blinblin longue	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
brihaddala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cakattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
caramba	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
carambola	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014) Med. Pl. of Myanmar (2008) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of Sobradinho, Piauí, Brazil (Silva et al., 2015) Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
carambola tree	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
carambolier	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
carambolo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
catarapuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
caturappuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chatarapali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chaturappuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chinese gooseberry	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
ci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cicakari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cicam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
country gooseberry	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
cukkirakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cukkirakamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
daare huli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dantasatha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
darchuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
darehuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
darepuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dharaphala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dharaphalah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
five corners	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
five-corner	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
harnoh	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
heinoujom	Other	Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014)
irumpanpuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kacerukam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamaraak mara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamaraakshi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamaraakshi hannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamarak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamaraka mara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamarakh	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kamarakha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamarakshi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamarakshi mara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamaramga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamaranga	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamarangam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamraak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamrac	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamrak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamranga	Other	Ethnomed. of Garo Hills, Durgapur, Bangladesh (Khan et al., 2015)
kandasagadam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantacatakamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantacatcam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantacatkam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karamaadalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karamala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karamanooga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karambola	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
karambole	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
karamonga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karmal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
karmar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karmara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karmaranga	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
karmarangah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karmare	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karomonga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karuka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karukah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kembola	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
khamrak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khamraq	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
khe	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kiranelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kirinelli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kirinulli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kobari kaayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
komarakmara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
komaree	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kumrak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ma fueang	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
madhane phal	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
mak-hpung	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
mudgara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nattuttamarattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pakapaka	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
pitaphala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pitaphalah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pukamatitam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pukamatitamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pulachi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pulichi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pulinci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pulinji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pulipputtamarattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
putakecam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
putakecaramaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rujakara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sagadam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
saturappuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shiral	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shukapriya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sigam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sisam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sohpyrshong	Other	Med. Pl. of Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India (Kayang, 2005)
star apple	Other	Med. Pl. of Myanmar (2008)
star fruit	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
starfruit	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sternfrucht	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
suān wǔ léng	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tamara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamarakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamarakamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamarat-tuka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamaratamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamarathai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamaraththam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamaratonga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamaratta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamarattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
tamarattaimaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamarattam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamarattankay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamaratti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamarta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamarta-kaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamartamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamarttam-kay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thamaratha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thamaratham	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thamarathamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wǔ liǎn zǐ	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yáng táo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yáng táo yè	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yáng tāo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
zaung-ya	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Med. Pl. of Myanmar (2008)
هرنوه	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
කාමරංගා	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
五敛子	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
杨涛	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
酸五棱	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
阳桃	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
阳桃叶	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
阳桃根	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
阳桃花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Fruit		Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Flower, Fruits, Leaves, Root, Sap		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Fruit		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
flowers, leaves, fruits, roots, stems		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Fruit		Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
other parts		Med. Pl. of Sobradinho, Piauí, Brazil (Silva et al., 2015)
fruit	ripe fruit	Med. Pl. of Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India (Kayang, 2005)
root, leaves, shoot, flower, fruit, seed		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
leaf		Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007)
Fruits		Med. Pl. of Myanmar (2008)
leaf		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Averrhoa acutangula Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 543 (1812).
Averrhoa pentandra Blanco Fl. Filip.: 392 (1837).
Connaropsis philippica Fern.-Vill. in F.M.Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 3. 4(13A): 33 (1880).
Sarcotheca philippica (Fern.-Vill.) Hallier f. Meded. Rijks-Herb. 1910: 2 (1911).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Averrhoa carambola	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Averrhoa carambola (L.)	Med. Pl. of Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India (Kayang, 2005)
Averrhoa carambola L.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Ethnomed. of Garo Hills, Durgapur, Bangladesh (Khan et al., 2015) Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of Sobradinho, Piauí, Brazil (Silva et al., 2015) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Averrhoa carambola Linn.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. of Myanmar (2008) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Averrhoa carambola Linnaeus	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)

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