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'''Malpighia emarginata''' is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae. Acerola is native to South America, southern Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and Central America, but is now also being grown as far north as Texas and in subtropical areas of Asia, such as India.

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Contains volatile oilsAcerola provides a rich source of vitamin C, flavonoidsabout 1000 to 4000 mg per 100 grams. The green, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tanninsunripe fruits contain twice the amount of Vitamin C than the ripe fruits.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|kn=Sime Arenelli|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Barbados Cherry}}

{{Leaf|Simple|Ovate-lanceolate|The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-2010|Flowers Season The flowers are sessile and borne on the short-peduncled cymes. Flowering season is June May - AugustNovember}}

{{Fruit|The fruit is very long and narrow|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pomePointed at both ends|It contains thin flat seeds|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairsMany|Fruiting season is May - November}}

{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslandsSubtropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|meadowsMeadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.

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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirectayurtimes.com/scienceacerola-barbados-cherry-malpighia-emarginata/articlePhytochemistry]</piiref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://www.ayurtimes.com/acerola-barbados-cherry-malpighia-emarginata/ Plant description]</S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub ref> <ref name="sciencedirectHow to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Malpighia+emarginata Cultivation Details]</ref>

<ref name="LeafKarnataka Medicinal Plants">[https://web"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.archiveM.org/web/20131226161459/http://wwwR.wildflowers-guideGurudeva, Page No.com/39-agrimony456, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.html "wayback machine"]</ref>

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