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Averrhoa carambola
Starfruit
As recorded: Averrhoa carambola L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Oxalidales › Oxalidaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, A.
- Collector number
- 15
- Date
- July 31, 1929
- Locality
- Honolulu, Vineyard St. Nursery
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lourteig, A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 31, 1929, Forbes, A. also collected 9 other specimens.
Averrhoa carambola observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 47 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-29.
2026-08-29
Lāwaʻi Rd, Koloa, HI, US
(c) Lulu Evers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-29
Papaya Farms Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Matthew Dailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-10
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) alexanderhobbes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-20
Baldwin Ave, Pāʻia, HI, US
(c) Celina Day, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hawi, HI, US
(c) vbowesmok, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-30
Waikane, HI, US
(c) Peter Quach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Averrhoa carambola. BISH 61316. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956606858. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/61316.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956606858 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026