Bilimbi

Bilimbi fruits
Bilimbi fruits
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Bilimbi has a sour taste and is usually not eaten fresh but is used to make jams or chutney. The bilimbi fruits are also used in some rice and fish recipes.

Bilimbi is a close relative of the Carambola.

Names

Scientific
   Averrhoa bilimbi
English
   Bilimbi
   Cucumber tree
   Tree sorrel
Dutch
   Blimbing
   Blimbing asem
   Zure blimbing
French
   Arbre à cornichons
   Bilimbi
German
   Bilimbi
   Gurkenbaum

Taxonomy

Order
   Oxalidales
Family
   Oxalidaceae
Genus
   Averrhoa
Species
   Averrhoa bilimbi (Bilimbi)

Crop categories

Fruits
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops

Pictures

Bilimbi fruits
Bilimbi fruits
(Copyright by photographer)