Commonly known as Carambola or Star Fruit, is native to the tropical Southeast Asia. Rapid plant movement is seen in many plants and there are different. Averrhoa carambola plant it takes about 20 seconds for the leaves to move from their horizontal position to vertical so when the leaves or the tree is shaken, this will activate contractile proteins that are in the pulvinus, and they will cause the leaves to droop. The tree grows anywhere from 5 to 12m (16-40ft), with its notorious fruit, which is also used in traditional Asian medicine to treat chickenpox, intestinal parasites, headaches, and other illnesses. Star fruit contains oxalate, too much of which can be dangerous. Starfruit juice can be used to remove stains from linen.
