Oxalidaceae
Carambola
Averrhoa carambola
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Genus
- Averrhoa
Pets and kids
- CatsToxic
- DogsToxic
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Toxic
Toxic to cats (severe). Toxic principle: soluble oxalates.
Signs: vomiting, drooling, weakness, tremors, excessive urination.
- Star Fruit Is Toxic To Pets | Pet Poison Helpline® Poison control
Dogs: Toxic
Toxic to dogs (severe). Toxic principle: soluble oxalates.
Signs: vomiting, drooling, weakness, tremors, excessive urination.
- Star Fruit Is Toxic To Pets | Pet Poison Helpline® Poison control
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
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Is Carambola safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Carambola safe for cats?
No. Our sources call Carambola toxic to cats (severe). Toxic principle: soluble oxalates. Signs: vomiting, drooling, weakness, tremors, excessive urination.
- Star Fruit Is Toxic To Pets | Pet Poison Helpline® Poison control
Is Carambola safe for dogs?
No. Our sources call Carambola toxic to dogs (severe). Toxic principle: soluble oxalates. Signs: vomiting, drooling, weakness, tremors, excessive urination.
- Star Fruit Is Toxic To Pets | Pet Poison Helpline® Poison control
Is Carambola safe for kids?
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Similar names and close relatives
A shared name doesn't mean a shared answer: check the exact plant.
- Bilimbi Averrhoa bilimbisame genusCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Not sure
Common names
By language (82)
- Arabic
- فاكهة النجمة
- Armenian
- Կարամբոլա
- arz
- فاكهة النجمه
- Assamese
- কৰ্দ্দৈ
- ban
- Belimbing
- Bangla
- কামরাঙ্গা
- bik
- Biriran
- Bulgarian
- Карамбола
- Burmese
- စောင်းလျားပင်
- Cantonese
- 楊桃, A. carambola, Carambola, Star Fruit, 三斂子, 五斂子, 洋桃, 糯羊桃
- Catalan
- Caramboler, Starfruit
- ch
- Bilembines
- Chinese
- 阳桃, 陽桃, 五敛子, 五棱果, 五稔, 楊桃, 洋桃, 阳桃叶
- Czech
- Karambola obecná, Karambola, Malajská hvězda
- Danish
- Karambol, Carambole, Stjernefrugt
- Divehi
- ކާމަރަނގަ
- dtp
- Komborilan
- Dutch
- Carambola, Stervrucht, Blimbing manis, Sterfruit, Sterpruim, Zoete blimbing, Zoete vijfhoek
- English
- Carambola, Chinese gooseberry, Star fruit
- Esperanto
- Karambolfrukto
- Estonian
- Karamboola, Tähtvili
- Filipino
- Balimbing
- Finnish
- Karambola, Tähtihedelmä
- French
- Carambolier
- frr
- Stäärfrüchtbuum
- Galician
- Carambola
- German
- Sternfrucht, Karambola, Karambole
- Haitian Creole
- Karanbòl, Kawanbòl
- Hebrew
- קרמבולה, כוכבית, פרי כוכב
- Hindi
- कमरख
- Hungarian
- Csillaggyümölcs
- Igbo
- Starfruit
- Indonesian
- Belimbing
- Japanese
- スターフルーツ, カランボーラ, ゴレンシ, ゴレンシ属, 五歛子
- Javanese
- Blimbing
- Kannada
- ಕಮರಾಕ್ಷಿ
- koi
- Карамбола
- Korean
- 카람볼라, 별 과일, 스타 프루트, 스타 후르츠, 스타프루트, 스타후르츠
- ks
- تارک مؠوٕ
- kv
- Карамбола
- Latvian
- Karambola
- lbe
- Карамбола
- Lingala
- Pakapáka
- Luxembourgish
- Karamboll, Karambola
- lzh
- 陽桃
- mad
- Bhlimbhing, Bhelimbhing
- Malay
- Belimbing besi, Pokok Belimbing Besi
- Malayalam
- തോടമ്പുളി, ആനപ്പുളിഞ്ചി, ആനയിലുമ്പി, ആനയിലുമ്പൻപുളി, ആരംപുളി, കാചെമ്പുളി, കാരകമ്പോള, നക്ഷത്രപ്പുളി
- map
- Blimbing
- Marathi
- कमरक
- mnc
- ᡠᠯᡠᡵᡳ
- mrj
- Карамбола
- mwl
- Carambola
- nan
- Iûⁿ-tô, Iûⁿ-thô
- Nepali
- कन्तरा
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Stjernefrukt
- Odia
- କରମଙ୍ଗା, Carambola
- pam
- Taranati, Tarnati
- Persian
- اختری, استار فروت, استارفروت, کوکبی
- Polish
- Oskomian pospolity, Karambola
- Portuguese
- Carambola, Caramboleira, Prunum stellatum
- Punjabi
- ਕਮਰਖ
- Russian
- Карамбола, Карамболь
- Serbian
- Карамбола
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမႆႉမၢၵ်ႇၽိူင်း, တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇၽိူင်း, မၢၵ်ႇၽိူင်း, မႆႉမၢၵ်ႇၽိူင်း
- Sindhi
- ڪمرنگو
- Sinhala
- කමරංකා
- Slovak
- Karambola
- Slovenian
- Karambola
- Spanish
- Carambola, Carambolo, Estereya, StarFruit
- Sundanese
- Balimbing, Balingbing
- Swedish
- Carambola, Karambola, Stjärnfrukt
- tdd
- ᥛᥣᥐᥱ ᥚᥫᥒᥰ
- Telugu
- నక్షత్ర ఫలం చెట్టు, అంబాణపుకాయ
- Thai
- มะเฟือง
- Tongan
- Tapanima
- ty
- Raparapa
- udm
- Карамбола
- Ukrainian
- Карамбола, Старфрут
- vep
- Karambol
- Vietnamese
- Khế
- wuu
- 阳桃
Synonyms
- Averrhoa acutangula Stokes
- Averrhoa pentandra Blanco
- Connaropsis philippica Fern.-Vill.
- Sarcotheca philippica (Fern.-Vill.) Hallier f.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.