Star fruit

Star fruit

Scientific name     : Averrhoa carambola L.

Local name: ‘Kamranga’

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

Kingdom         : Plantae
Division           : Magnoliophyta
Class                :Magnoliopsida

Subclass          : Rosidae

Order               : Oxalidales

Family             : Oxalidaceae

Genus              : Averrhoa

Species            : A. carambola

Botanical Description

Habit: perennial tree

Root: tap root system

Stem: a small or medium-sized tree

Leaf: pinnately compound, alternate, imparipinnate

Inflorsence: Flower usually in the axillary

Flower: yellowish to purple, complete

Calyx: sepal 5 united at the base

Corolla: petal 5 united the base

Androecium: longer stamen

Gynoecium: carpel 5 united

Fruit: berry

Chromosome number: 2n=22, 24

Economic importance: edible rich in vitamin C

Table 1 Some popular Star fruit varieties are cultivated in Bangladesh