Averrhoa carambola
Classification
Common name: Starfruit
BELOW IS THE CLASSIFICATION OF Averrhoa carambola IN ORDER
Domain: Eukarya
Members of this domain carry a true nucleus and membrane
bound organelles.
Kingdom: Plantae
Members of this kingdom are photosynthetic and contain
chloroplasts, these features classify them
as autotrophs.
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Members of this division are apart of the Angiosperms which
mean "flowering plants". They have true leaves and their seeds
are enclosed in some sort of fruit. Angiosperms are differentiated into
two classes: monocotyledones and dicotyledones.
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Members of this class are placed within dicotyledones. This
means that their seeds have two
cotyledon nutrient storages, the leaves contain branching
veins, and they have flower parts of 2,4,or
5.
Order:
Geraniales
Members of this order are herbaceous and in this case give
rise to small trees.
Family:
Oxalidaceae
Although starfruit can be classified into this family some
botanist disagree with this and place them
into a separate category.
Genus:
Averrhoa
Members usually have pinnate leaves.
Species:
carambola
The starfruit is cultivated throughout warm regions of
the southern hemisphere
The above Table represents the phylogenetic tree of Averrhoa carambola going through its' classification starting with Kingdom all the way down to genus. The purple highlighted words are the category it is in.