Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 651

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ຕົ້ນໝາກເຟືອງ
Star Fruit
Averrhoa carambola L.

Plants

Woody plants

Trees and palms

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Local name:

ລາວ: ຕົ້ນໝາກເຟືອງ ໄທ: ມະເຟືອງ, ເຟືອງ Chinese: 阳桃 [yang tao]

Synonyms :

Averrhoa acutangula Stokes
Sarcotheca philippica (Villar) Hallier f.

Family:

Oxalidaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Vientiane Plain
Southern Mekong Corridor
Annamite Highlands and Xieng Khuang Plateau
Northern Mekong Corridor

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

N/A

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Food
Medicine

Comments on use types:

Domestication:

N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:

N/A

Value chains:

N/A

Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

N/A

Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

Photo credits:

References:

ສີສຸວັນ ກ. ພິນິດ, ອາຈານ ບົວໄຂຄອນ ສະແຫວງສຶກສາ ແລະ ນາງ ສີສຸພັນ ຫຼວງລາດ. ປີ 1995. ປື້ມຕົ້ນໄມ້ເປັນຢາບາງຊະນິດຢູ່ລາວ, ໜ້າ 25 - 26.
Barwick. M. 2004. Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide. Thames & Hudson, London
Digital Compendium of Forestry Species of Cambodia. www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com; Phnom Penh
Chang, J.M.; Hwang, S.J.; KUO; et al. (2000). "Fatal outcome after ingestion of star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) in uremic patients". Am J. Kidney Dis. 35: 189–193.

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ຕົ້ນໝາກເຟືອງ Star Fruit Averrhoa carambola L.