Editing Averrhoa carambola (section)

== Description ==

Carambola is usually a single- or multi-trunked tree with a spreading crown. In Florida landscape conditions, mature trees are described at about 7–10 m tall and 6–7.6 m wide, although pruning and site quality change the final size.<sup id="cite_ref-2">[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup> The compound leaves are arranged alternately and have 5–12 leaflets. In cooler locations, an evergreen tree may lose some or all of its leaves in late winter or early spring.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

Small, pink to lavender, perfect flowers are borne in panicles on twigs and sometimes on older wood. The fruit is a fleshy berry with a thin, waxy skin and usually five prominent ribs. Ripe fruit may be light to dark yellow, with crisp, translucent, juicy flesh and a subacid to sweet flavor. Fruit size is described at about 5–15 cm long, and some fruits contain few seeds or none.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>