Starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L.), was first documented in India or Sailan (Sri Lanka), whereas these plants are from South and Southeast Asia.
Besides Indonesia, starfruit cultivation is also done in other Southeast Asian countries, such as Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Even the United States and Australia that have a sub-tropical climate had already encroached upon starfruit.
Mekarsari Fruit Garden has several varieties of starfruit, include Malaya, Wulan, Welahan, Penang, Paris, Demak Kapur, Demak Jingga, Demak Kunir, Dewi, Bangkok, and Sembiring starfruit. Mekarsari starfruit gardens located in the area of Block A (leaves 1, 2 and outer leaves).
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Starfruit Juice There are some the benefits of star fruit juice to maintain health, such as: high blood pressure lowering, antioxidant and anti-cancer, enhance immunity, as well as expedite digestion. Source:http://omjis.com/manfaat-jus-belimbing-untuk-kesehatan-dan-kecantikan.htm Starfruit Pest-Free Fruit The main obstacles that often appear in starfruit cultivation are fruit flies. Fruit wrapping can be used to overcome it. The strafruit, aged 1 month after flowering, wrapped in black-silver plastic mulch with size 25 x 20 cm. Do not need to wrapped all the small fruits, choose a good one that looks great and sturdy stems, fruit does not wrinkle, star edge was thick (not thin). Thus, the use of mulch can be saved. In general, small fruit that is less good in quality aborted, so that plant nutrients focused on the good fruit and the growth of each fruit will be maximum. Tips to Make Starfruit Wrap In order to establish a healthy starfruit, there are simple tips to wrap, so that the starfruit can be harvested with good quality and free of worms. The following are tips to form a healthy and quality starfruit :
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Averrhoa carambola L
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Kingdom Divisi Kelas Ordo Famili Genus Spesies |
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Plantae Magnoliophyta Magnoliopsida Geraniales Averrhoa carambola L |
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Sources :
http://epetani.deptan.go.id/budidaya/kendala-dan-tips-tips-dalam-budidaya-belimbing-2597
http://kalteng.litbang.deptan.go.id/ind/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=163:bungkus-belimbing&catid=49:info-teknologi&Itemid=149
Facts about Starfruit
Starfruit genus name, Averrhoa, taken from the name of a Muslim philosophy in the 12th century, Ibn Rushd. While the species name, carambola, is a word in Portuguese.
Source : http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-star-fruit.html
Notes for Starfruit
Consumption of starfruit becomes not recommended for patients with chronic renal failure. Starfruit contains high oxalic acid, which can be dangerous for people with kidney failure. It has gone through a study that patients with kidney failure after eating starfruit will have some side effects, such as loss of consciousness.
