Kalmar "bilimbi" tana nufin ƙaramin bishiyar da ke da 'ya'ya na wurare masu zafi (Averrhoa bilimbi) ɗan asalin ƙasar Indonesiya kuma ana noma shi a yankuna da yawa na kudu maso gabashin Asiya, gami da Philippines, Malaysia, da Thailand. 'Ya'yan itãcen wannan bishiyar kuma ana kiranta da bilimbi kuma galibi ana amfani da su a aikace-aikacen dafa abinci, musamman a cikin jita-jita daga kudu maso gabashin Asiya da Caribbean. 'Ya'yan itãcen marmari kore ne, siffa mai siffar kwali, kuma yawanci yana auna tsakanin 4 zuwa 10 santimita a tsayi. Yana da ɗanɗano mai tsami, ɗanɗano mai acidic kuma galibi ana amfani dashi azaman madadin tamarind ko ruwan lemun tsami a dafa abinci.