star fruit

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q159447
star fruit
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Summary

star fruit is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,409 views/month, #1,470 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Data Deficient[4]
  • Parent taxon: Averrhoa[5]
  • Taxon name: Averrhoa carambola[6]
  • Subclass of: fruit tree[7]
  • Has use: fruit[8], medicinal plant[9], vegetable[10]
  • Commons category: Averrhoa carambola[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Averrhoa carambola[12]
  • Commons gallery: Averrhoa carambola[13]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[14], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[15]
  • Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[17], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(1)[18], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19], Otto's encyclopedia[20]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=6158[21]
  • This taxon is source of: star fruit[22], star fruit juice[23]
  • Short name: A. carambola[24]
  • Taxon common name: carambola[25], karambola[26], Karambol[27], Sternfrucht[28], tähtihedelmä[29], Carambolier[30], קרמבולה[31], Belimbing[32], スターフルーツ[33], Belimbing besi[34], Stervrucht[35], มะเฟือง[36], tapanima[37], Карамбола[38]

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Identifiers

star fruit's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 146977[39]. star fruit's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 28974[40]. star fruit's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 483574[41]. star fruit's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9407103[42]. star fruit's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506371[43].

Why It Matters

star fruit has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [40] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [43] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [41] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [42] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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