Are Averrhoa Carambola and Calendula in the same botanical family?

No — Averrhoa Carambola is Oxalidaceae and Calendula is Asteraceae.

Can you substitute Averrhoa Carambola for Calendula?

They come from different families (Oxalidaceae and Asteraceae), so direct substitution is uncommon.

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Averrhoa Carambola vs Calendula

Averrhoa carambola · Calendula officinalis

Averrhoa Carambola

Averrhoa carambola

T Traditional Use

Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Averrhoa
Primary use: medicinal

Averrhoa carambola is a species of tree in the family Oxalidaceae native to tropical Southeast Asia; it has a number of common names, including carambola, star fruit and five-corner. It is a small tree or shrub that grows 5 to 12 m tall, with rose to red-purple flowers. The flowe…

Calendula

Calendula officinalis

T Traditional Use

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Calendula
Primary use: medicinal

Calendula officinalis, Mary's gold, common marigold, the pot marigold, Scotch marigold, or ruddles, is a flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is probably native to southern Europe, but its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and it is wide…

At a glance

· Different families — Oxalidaceae vs Asteraceae.
· Both are primarily medicinal.
· Evidence tiers — Averrhoa Carambola: T; Calendula: T.