(Averhoa carambola )
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Familia: Oxalidaceae
Description:Small tree, reaching 10 m high with a trunk that is not so big and has a diameter of only about 30 cm. Planted as a fruit tree, sometimes growing wild and are found from the lowlands to 500 m dpi. Trees that originated from tropical America where it wants to grow is not shaded and moist enough. Carambola wuiuh rod has bumpy rough, branching slightly, leaning over her. Haired young branches smooth like velvet, the color brown. Leaves odd-pinnate compound leaf form with 21-45 pairs of leaflets. Child leaves short stemmed, rounded shape teiur until ellipse, sharp tip, base rounded, flat edge, 2-10 cm long, 1-3 cm wide, color is green, lower surface light green. Inflorescence a panicle, berkelornpok, out of the trunk or large branches, small bungs star-shaped reddish purple color. The fruit is fruit Buni, oval faceted round shape, length 4 to 6.5 Ern, yellowish green color, when ripe juicy, sour taste. Seeds ovoid shape, flattened. Taste sour fruit, used as a refresher syrup, flavoring dishes, clean the stain on the cloth, polish the items made of brass, cleaning dirty hands or as an ingredient of traditional medicine. Propagation by seeds and grafts.
