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==Uses==
{{Uses|Liver ailments}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|coughs}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Sore throat}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
emarginata (Family: Malpighiaceae) are commonly known as 'Acerola cherry' or 'Barbados cherry'. Acerola fruits are well known for their high content of vitamin C, phenolic compounds, including benzoic acid derivatives, phenylpropanoids, flavonoids, anthocyanins, and carotenoids.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ksml=|mlsa=|mrta=|pate=|tahi=|teen=West Indian cherry, native cherry, garden cherry, French cherry}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Long Herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Elliptic, oblong, obovate, or narrowly oblanceolate|3/4 to 2 3/4 in (2-7 cm) long, 3/8 to 1 5/8 in (9.5-40 mm) wide, obtuse or rounded at the apex, acute or cuneate at the base; bearing white, silky, irritating hairs when very young; hairless, dark green, and glossy when mature.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink or lavender|5|The flowers, in sessile or short-peduncled cymes, Spoon-shaped, fringed petals}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|simple|1/2 to 1 in (1.25-2.5 cm) wide|The fruits, borne singly or in 2's or 3's in the leaf axils, are oblate to round, cherry-like but more or less obviously 3-lobed|||many}}
===Other features===
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Acerola grows well in a wide variety of soils, provided they are well drained and are not infested with nematodes. Choose sites with good water drainage, as this plant does not like wet feet. Salt tolerance for this plant is moderate - it will not do well if planted in ocean-front breezes or irrigated with brackish water. New plants are best set out in spring, just before the rainy season. Specimen trees in home plantings should be allowed at least 15 feet of growing room.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Subtropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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File:Starr-071024-0467-Malpighia emarginata-leaves-Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula-Maui (24801372941).jpgFile:Starr-090707-2295-Malpighia emarginata-fruit and leaves-Waikapu-Maui (24341979913).jpgFile:Starr-090813-4194-Malpighia emarginata-flowers-Kahului-Maui (24853488252).jpg
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223282353_Chemical_composition_of_acerola_fruit_Malpighia_punicifolia_L_at_three_stages_of_maturity#:~:text=emarginata%20(Family%3A%20Malpighiaceae)%20are,flavonoids%2C%20anthocyanins%2C%20and%20carotenoids. Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="chemical compositionLeaf">["Chemistry"https://www.growables.org/information/TropicalFruit/barbadoscherry.htm Plant description]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://www.growables.org/information/TropicalFruit/barbadoscherry.htm Malpighia punicifolia]* [ ] * [ ]
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