Images Dated 2002 December

152. The Bilimbi or Blimbing, Jamaica

Averrhoa Bilimbi, L., is a small tree, native of the Malayan Islands, cultivated for its fruit, which makes good tarts ; a cooling drink is also prepared from it. Observe the flowers and fruit borne on the trunk. The Carambolo, another species of the

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