Averrhoa is a genus of trees in the family Oxalidaceae, of the order Oxalidales, named after Averroes, a 12th-century astronomer and philosopher from Al-Andalus. Selected species The genus comprises about a dozen species, of which two, the carambola and the bilimbi, are cultivated for their fruits : Averrhoa bilimbi L. -- Bilimbi Averrhoa carambola L. -- Starfruit or carambola Averrhoa dolichocarpa Rugayah & Sunarti Averrhoa leucopetala Rugayah & Sunarti Averrhoa microphylla Tardieu Averrhoa minima Perr. Averrhoa sinica Hance List source : References Oxalidaceae Oxalidales genera