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Bilimbi
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Bilimbi

Averrhoa bilimbi L.

birambi Sranan Tongobirambi Surinamese Dutch
LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBilimbi
DutchBlimbing
SpanishMimbro
Chinese三敛
Sranan Tongobirambi
Surinamese Dutchbirambi
Scientific nameAverrhoa bilimbi L.

About this species

Averrhoa bilimbi (commonly known as bilimbi, orkkaappuli, cucumber tree, or tree sorrel) is a fruit-bearing tree in the family Oxalidaceae. It is native to the Maluku Islands and Sulawesi in Indonesia, and has become naturalised and is common throughout Southeast Asia. It is cultivated in parts of tropical South Asia and the Americas. It bears edible but extremely sour fruit. It is a close relative of the carambola tree.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderOxalidales
FamilyOxalidaceae
GenusAverrhoa

In Suriname

18Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1827First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo1
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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