Oxalidaceae (wood sorrel family) » Averrhoa carambola

av-er-OH-uh -- named for Averrhoes, an Arabian physician kah-rahm-BOH-luh or ka-RAM-boh-luh -- Latin form of an aboriginal name

commonly known as: carambola, star fruit, coromandel gooseberry, kamranga, five finger, five corner • Bengali: কামরাঙা kamarana • Hindi: दन्तसठ dantasatha, कमरक kamaraka, कमरख kamarakha, पर्णमाचाल parnamachal, पीतफल pitaphala, शिराल shiral • Kannada: ಕಮರಾಕ್ಷಿ kamaraakshi, ಕಮರಮ್ಗ kamaramga • Marathi: कमरख kamarakha, करमळ karamala, करंबल karambala • Sanskrit: कर्मरकः karmarakah, कर्मरंग karmaranga • Tamil: கந்தசட்கம் kantacatkam, தமரத்தை tamarattai, தாமரத்தம்பழம் tamarattampazam • Telugu: అంబాణపుకాయ ambanapukaya, కర్మరంగము karmarangamu, తమాటకాయ tamatakaya

Native to: south-east Asia

... fruits, up to five inches long, with three to five deep ribs ... when raw are green and crunchy, have a slightly tart, acidic, taste ... as they ripen, turn to yellow or golden-brown, with sweet, slightly acid, pleasant tasting pulp ... though it can be eaten in both stages.