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
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