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India: Belambu, Bilimbi, Kamaranga (Hindu), Belambu, Bilimbi, Bimbli, Bimbuli (Kannada), Bimbul (Konkani), Bilimbi, Belimbi, Bilimpi, Elumbipuli, Ilimbai, Irumbanpuli, Irumpuli, Kariccakka, Orakkapuli, Pulinchi, Seemapuli, Vilimbi, Vilumbi, Vilumpi, Wilamju, Wilumpi (Malayalam), Heinahom (Manipuri), Bilamba, Bilambi (Marathi), Koch-Chit-Tamarttai, Pulich-Chakkay, Vilumbi, Pilimpi, Puli-C-Cankay, Pilimbi, Bilimbi, Pulicha, Pulichai, Pilichi, Koccit Tamarattai, Puliccakkay, Puliccakkaymaram, Pulima (Tamil), Bilibili, Bilimbi, Bilumbi, Gommareku, Pulusukaya, Pulasukaya (Telugu);
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Lim, T.K. (2012). Averrhoa bilimbi. In: Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8661-7_59
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