The African Bilimbi-Belendi Fruit. The bilimbi fruit is commonly found in most Seychellois family backyards and is a relative of the carambola (star fruit) family. It is a small finger-like fruit growing in clumps on the tree. The light green acidic fruit, which is crunchy when unripe and looks like a small under-ripe cucumber. It turns from bright-green to yellowish-green, when it is ripe. Once it is ripe it falls on the ground. What’s this called in your country ? #powerofafrica #viral #fyp |

Bilimbi Averrhoa bilimbi (commonly known as bilimbi, cucumber tree, or tree sorrel is a fruit-bearing tree of the genus Averrhoa, family Oxalidaceae. It is believed to be originally native to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia but has naturalized and is common throughout Southeast Asia. It is cultivated in parts of tropical South Asia and the Americas. It bears edible but extremely sour fruits. It is a close relative of the carambola tree. | Sudeesh Kottikkal ಸುದೀಶ್ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿಕ್ಕಲ್