Averrhoa is a genus of trees in the family Oxalidaceae. It includes five species native to Java, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Sulawesi, and Vietnam. The genus is named after Averroes, a 12th-century astronomer and philosopher from Al-Andalus.

Two species, the carambola and the bilimbi, are cultivated for their fruits.

Species

Five species are accepted.

  • Averrhoa bilimbi L. – bilimbi
  • Averrhoa carambola L. – starfruit or carambola
  • Averrhoa dolichocarpa Rugayah & Sunarti
  • Averrhoa leucopetala Rugayah & Sunarti
  • Averrhoa microphylla Tardieu