Star fruit (Averrhoa Carambola Linn)

Starfruit (Averrhoa Carambola Linn) taste sour or sweet depending on the ripeness and the variety. The mature, ripe fruit are translucent, deeply ridged, pale orange and have a star-shaped cross-section. This drawing shows the tree’s magenta flowers and young fruit. It is grown commercially in many tropical areas around the world.

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Visual description: An accurate watercolour painting of a branch of the star fruit plant. The branch is slender, extending into several smaller offshoots covered in green, oval-shaped leaves. In places, it is blossoming with small magenta flowers. Two unripe star fruit are at the base.