Star Fruit, Averrhoa carambola, gets its name from the "star" shapes that appear when the fruit is sliced across the grain.
Flavor is both tart and sweet and makes a delicious juice.

 

Star Fruit, Averrhoa carambola,
is easily grown from seed offered by the GreenDealer Exotic Seeds Selection of
Fruit and Nuts.

 

Photograph at left and above were taken in north-central Costa Rica in June, 1999. Besides offering declicous fruit, the Averrhoa carambola plant is a beautiful landscape specimen and can be grown indoors during winter months if offered enough heat and light.

Photo shows Star Fruit, Averrhoa carambola, Pomegranate, Punica granatum,
and Tangerine.

 

 

 

Last 2 photographs were taken in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, in August, 2004.

Star Fruit, Carambola
Averrhoa carambola

Averrhoa is a genus of handsome Malaysian trees whose sensitive leaves close when touched. The small purplish flowers are clustered in unique form. The oval five-lobed fruit of Averrhoa carambola is translucent and pleasantly tart. The star-shapped pieces are produced by slicing the fruit crosswise. Start Fruit, Carambola, is becoming an important tropical fruit crop in south Florida and is used as much for its delicious juice as for its flesh.

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