1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Dry areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
610.00 cm800.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm900.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold
Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Autumn
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season
Do not water excessively
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
Fertilize every year
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good Cleanser
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion
Not Available
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical
Edible, Fruit Tree
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
AVERRHOA carambola
Limonia acidissima
7.2 Common Name
Carambola, Starfruit
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Sternfrucht Baum
Indischer Holzapfel
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
árbol de carambola
Kawista
7.2.5 In Greek
carambola δέντρο
γλυκό ασβέστη
7.2.6 In Portuguese
árvore de carambola
Limonia
7.2.7 In Polish
karambola drzewo
Feronia słoniowa
7.2.8 In Latin
carambola ligno
dulcis ad cinerem
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Aurantioideae
8.10 Number of Species