Averrhoa is a genus of trees in the family Oxalidaceae, of the order Oxalidales, named after Averroes, a 12th-century astronomer and philosopher from Al-Andalus.[1]
The genus comprises about a dozen species, of which two, the carambola and the bilimbi, are cultivated for their fruits :Averrhoa bilimbiL.-- BilimbiAverrhoa carambolaL.-- Starfruit or carambolaAverrhoa dolichocarpaRugayah & SunartiAverrhoa leucopetalaRugayah & SunartiAverrhoa microphyllaTardieuAverrhoa minimaPerr.Averrhoa sinicaHance