
- Hindi
- कमरख
- Botanical
- Averrhoa carambola
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
About the plant
Ribbed yellow fruit several times a year on a compact tree.
Growing it
Thin the fruit or you get many small sour ones.
What it is for
Kamrakh fresh and in juice.
How to grow
- Sunlight
- Full sun to part sun
- Water
- Regular
- Season
- Jun–Jul
- Grows in
- Garden / ground, Terrace / rooftop
- Mature size
- 5–9 m
- First harvest
- Fruit year three
Thin the fruit or you get many small sour ones.
Traditional uses
Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.
Traditional knowledge
Kamrakh fresh and in juice.
Scientific evidence
This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.
Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.
Ecological value
Where it grows in India
- Review
- Not yet reviewed by a named specialist
- Published