Averrhoa [SEP] named after
Averrhoa
Averrhoa is a genus of trees in the Oxalidaceae family, of the Oxalidales order, named after Averroes, a 12th-century astronomer and philosopher from Al-Andalus.
Selected species.
The genus comprises about a dozen species, of which two, the carambola and the bilimbi, are cultivated for their fruits :br
"Averrhoa bilimbi" L. -- Bilimbibr
"Averrhoa carambola" L. -- Starfruit or carambolabr
"Averrhoa dolichocarpa" Rugayah & Sunartibr
"Averrhoa leucopetala" Rugayah & Sunartibr
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civil government came to power. There are no available records as to when Paynauen was renamed to Iba.
The municipality was named after the sour fruit "Iba", commonly known as "kamias" ("Averrhoa bilimbi"), which is abundant in the place. Local folklore talks about the Spaniards who came to the town asking the name of the place, the natives shouted "Iba, Iba" thinking that the man was asking what they were eating. From then on, the place was called Iba.