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Karamanga

Local Name	:	Karamanga
Botanical Name	:	Averrhoa carambola L.
Common Name	:	Starfruit
Family	:	Oxalidaceae
Distribution	:	It is widely distributed in tropical countries like India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia. It is found throughout Odisha.
Habit	:	Tree
Short Description	:	It is a tropical tree, recognized for its distinctive star-shaped yellow fruit.

Descriptions

It is a small tree with smooth bark. Leaflets subopposite, ovate, broadly oblong or elliptic lanceolate and acuminate. Flowers pink, campanulate and in panicle cymes. Berry oblong or ellipsoid, 5-deeply ridged.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

April – June & October December

Use(s)

The fruits help to reduce high blood pressure.