Averrhoa carambola 'B-10'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

Important commercial cultivar in Malaysia and shipped to Japan. Origin: Malaysia, introd. to Florida by the Rare Fruit Council International of Miami in the early 1970s. Tree: upright, vigorous. Flowers short-styled. Planted commercially on a small scale in Florida. Fruit: elongate-cylindrical, star-shaped in cross section with 5 ribs of sufficient thickness to tolerate shipping stresses well, averaging 10.2 cm long × 6.9 cm broad, weighing 115 g with 3.4 seeds on average; skin waxy, deep yellow; fruit of good firmness, juicy, crisp and pleasantly sweet.
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Synonyms

Averrhoa carambola 'B-10'