Bilimbi
Bilimbi
Scientific name : Averrhoa bilimbi L.
Local name: ‘Bilimbi’
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class :Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Order : Oxalidales
Family : Oxalidaceae
Genus : Averrhoa
Species : A. bilimbi
Botanical Description of Bilimbi
Habit: perennial tree
Root: tap root system
Stem: a small or medium-sized tree
Leaf: pinnately compound, alternate, imparipinnate
Flower: yellowish to purple, complete
Calyx: sepal 5 united at the base
Corolla: petal 5 united the base
Androecium: anther oblong dorsifixed
Gynoecium: carpel 5 united
Fruit: berry
Chromosome number: 2n=22, 24
Economic importance: used for pickles, curries, chutney
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