Averrhoa bilimbi
Averrhoa bilimbi
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| Genus | Averrhoa |
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Origin : area of origin
wild or cultivated
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Averrhoa bilimbi Linn. Geraniaceae. BILIMBI. BLIMBING. CUCUMBER TREE. East Indies and China. The fruit is of the form and size of a gherkin, with a smooth, thin, pale green, translucent rind like that of a ripe grape. When ripe, the flesh is as soft as butter and has somewhat the flavor of an unripe gooseberry, too acid to be eaten except when cooked [1]. Brandis [2] speaks of it as pickled or preserved in sugar, and Smith [3] writes that the flowers are made into conserves.