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From the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida



Carambola Varieties
Under South Florida Conditions


'Arkins' 'B-2' 'B-10'
Fig. 1
'Arkin' (Florida)		 Fig. 2
'B-2' (Malaysia)
 Fig. 3
'B-10' (Malaysia)
'B-17' Dah Pon' 'Demak'
Fig. 4
'B-17'  (Malaysia)		 Fig. 5
'Dah Pon' (Taiwan)		 Fig. 6
'Demak' (Indonesia)
'Fuang Tun' 'Golden Star2' 'Hew #1'
Fig. 7
'Fwang Tung' (Thailand)		 Fig. 8
'Golden Star' (Florida)		 Fig. 9
'Hew #1' (Malaysia)
'Kajang' 'Kary' 'Shri Kenbangan'
Fig. 10
'Kajang' (Hawai'i)		 Fig. 11
'Kary' (Hawai'i)		 Fig. 12
'Sri Kembangan' (Malaysia)
'Team Ma' 'Wubentou'
Fig. 13
'Team Ma' (Taiwan)		 Fig. 14
'Wubentu' (Taiwan)

Variety Origin Size1 Sweetness2 Color3 Comments  Rec.4
Arkin Florida M-L S Y-DY-O Good quality and flavor. Y
B-2 Malaysia M-L S W-LY Fair quality and flavor. N
B-10 Malaysia M-L S Y-DY-O Good quality and flavor. Needs cross pollination. N
B-16 Malaysia M-L S Y Fair quality and flavor. N
B-17 Malaysia M-L S Y-DY-O Good quality and flavor. Needs cross pollination. N
Cheng Chui Taiwan S-M I W-LY Poor quality and flavor. N
Dah Pon Taiwan M-L I W-LY Poor quality and flavor. N
Demak Indonesia M-L S Y Poor quality and bitter aftertaste. N
Erlin Taiwan S-M I W-LY Poor quality and flavor. N
Fwang Tung Thailand M-L S W-LY Very good flavor. Y
Golden Star Florida M-L T Y-DY-O Tart unless picked fully ripe. N
Hew-1 Malaysia M-L S Y Whitish spots on fruit, good flavor. N
Kajang Hawaii M-L S Y-DY-O Good quality and flavor. Y
Kary Hawaii M-L S Y-DY-O Very good quality and flavor. Y
Lara Florida M-L S Y-DY-O Good quality and flavor. Y
Maha Malaysia M-L I W-LY Poor quality and flavor. N
Miss Taiwan S-M I W-LY Poor quality and flavor. N
Newcomb Florida M-L T Y-DY Tart
Pasi Taiwan S-M I W-LY Poor quality and flavor. N
Sri Kembangan Malaysia L S Y-DY-O Good quality and flavor. Y
Star King Florida M-L T Y-DY Tart N
Team Ma Taiwan M-L I Y Poor quality and flavor. N
Thayer Florida M-L T Y-DY Poor quality and flavor. N
Waiwei Taiwan S-M I W-LY Poor quality and flavor. N
Wubentou Taiwan S-M I W-LY Poor quality and flavor. N

1 S, small; M, medium; L, large.
2 S, sweet; I, insipid; T, tart.
3 Y, yellow; LY, light yellow; DY, dark yellow; O, orange.
4 Rec., recommendation for planting in the home landscape; Y, yes; N, no.

Video: 2:00
'Kary' carambola v1



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Bibliography

1 Crane, Jonathan, H. "Carambola Growing in the Florida Home Landscape." Horticultural Sciences Dept., UF/IFAS Extension, HS12, Original pub. Aug. 1981, Revised Apr. 1994, Aug. 2005, May 2007, and Nov. 2016, Reviewed Dec. 2019, AskIFAS, edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg269. Accessed 21 Apr. 2017, 5 Nov. 2020.

Video

v1 Crane, Jonathan, H., and Ian Maguire. "'Kary' Carambola Tree Description." University of Florida, 2009, IFAS/TREC.

Photographs

Fig. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13 "Starfruit Collection." USDA Agricultural Research Service, ars.usda.gov. Accessed 30 Sept. 2014.
Fig. 8,14 Maguire, Ian. "'Golden Star' and 'Wubuntu'." Tropical Fruit Photography Picture Archive, 2000, UF/IFAS/TREC, trec.ifas.ufl.edu. Accessed 30 Sept. 2014.

Published 28 Jan. 2014 LR. Last update 29 Oct. 2021 LR
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