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Tag Archives: Oxalidaceae

Starfruit: food, healer, domestic cleaner and much more

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Ernesto Sanz

Averrhoa carambola L., the starfruit is one of those strange and unique products that come from the east of Asia, with its funny shape and curious flavours, which you can love or hate, it is beggining to appear broadly in … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa, Asia, Learning and Teaching, Palaeotropics, Species, Students | Tagged Asia, Averrhoa, Averrhoa carambola, Carambola, Crop, Cultivation, Fruit, Indonesia, Medicine, Oxalidaceae, Plant movement, star fruit, Starfruit, Tropical food plants | 4 Comments
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