It is uniquely slightly soured with fruits like batuan or bilimbi. In Guyana, it is called Sourie, One finger, Bilimbi and Kamranga. The related bilimbi is called "kamias" in Tagalog. Cultivated fruits utilised by the parrots include guava, papaya, mango and bilimbi. Malaysians use fermented or fresh bilimbi leaves to treat venereal diseases. In general, the Otaheite gooseberry tree very much looks like the bilimbi tree. Bilimbi juice (with a pH of about 4.47) is made into a cooling beverage.