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Common names include '''acerola''' (Spanish pronunciation: [aseˈɾola], '''Portuguese pronunciation''': [ɐseˈɾɔlɐ]), '''Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry'''<ref name="int"/> and wild crepe myrtle.<ref name="int2"/> 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.
 
Common names include '''acerola''' (Spanish pronunciation: [aseˈɾola], '''Portuguese pronunciation''': [ɐseˈɾɔlɐ]), '''Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry'''<ref name="int"/> and wild crepe myrtle.<ref name="int2"/> 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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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Fruit pulp}}, {{Uses|Juice}}, {{Uses|Source of Vitamin C}}, {{Uses|Baby Food}}, {{Uses|antioxident}}, {{Uses|Bonsai}}, {{Uses|Ornamental}},  
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Acerola is an evergreen shrub or small tree with spreading branches on a short trunk. It is usually 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) tall, but sometimes reaches 6 m (20 ft) in height.
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{{Uses|allergic rhinitis}}, {{Uses|Herpes}}.
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The leaves are simple ovate-lanceolate, 2–8 cm (0.79–3.15 in) long, 1–4 cm (0.39–1.57 in), and are attached to short petioles. They are opposite, ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, and have entire or undulating margins with small hairs, which can irritate skin.
 
  
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Flowers are bisexual and 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) in diameter. They have five pale to deep pink or red fringed petals, 10 stamens, and six to 10 glands on the calyx.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Fruit}}
  
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After three years, trees produce significant numbers of bright red drupes 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) in diameter with a mass of 3–5 g (0.11–0.18 oz). Drupes are in pairs or groups of three, and each contains three triangular seeds. The drupes are juicy and very high in vitamin C (3-46 g/kg) and other nutrients.
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==Chemical Composition==
  
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== Uses ==
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==Common names==
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English - Barbados Cherry
  
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*The fruit can be used to make juices and pulps, vitamin C concentrate, and baby food, among other things.
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*A comparative analysis of antioxidant potency among a variety of frozen juice pulps was carried out, including the acerola fruit. Among the 11 fruit pulps tested, acerola was the highest-scoring domestic fruit, meaning it had the most antioxidant potency, with a Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity score of 53.2 mg.<ref name="uses"/>
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{{Habit|Evergreen Shrub}}, {{Habit|Small tree}},
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*Acerola is a popular bonsai subject because of its small leaf, fruit, and fine ramification. It is also grown as an ornamental<ref name="uses2"/> and for hedges.
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*It is one of three ingredients in a proprietary herbal medicine for allergic rhinitis.
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==Identification==
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*Acerola is also used in proprietary herbal medicine for herpes.
 
  
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==Common name==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|ovate-lanceolate|attached to short petioles}} {{Feature|have entire or undulating margins with small hairs, which can irritate skin.}}
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|1-2cm dia|5 pale to deep pink or red fringed petals|10 Stamens|6-10 glands on the calyx}}
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===Fruit==
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{{Fruit|Drupes|Bright Red|Dia 0.39-1.18|mass 3-5 g|pairs/groups of three|triangular seeds|Juicy, very high in vitamin C and other nutrients}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==Photo Gallery==
  
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* '''English''' - acerola
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==References==
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<ref name="int">[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ZVSh_u7KxQIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s&redir_esc=y  Plants in Human Health and Nutrition Policy]</ref>
 
<ref name="int">[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ZVSh_u7KxQIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s&redir_esc=y  Plants in Human Health and Nutrition Policy]</ref>
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malpighia_emarginata ''Malpighia emarginata'' on Wikipedia]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malpighia_emarginata "Malpighia emarginata"]
 
  
 
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Malpighia emarginata

Malpighia emarginata is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae.

Common names include acerola (Spanish pronunciation: [aseˈɾola], Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐseˈɾɔlɐ]), Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry[1] and wild crepe myrtle.[2] 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.

Uses

Fruit pulp, Juice, Source of Vitamin C, Baby Food, antioxident, Bonsai, Ornamental, allergic rhinitis, Herpes.

Parts Used

Fruit

Chemical Composition

Common names

English - Barbados Cherry

Habit

Evergreen Shrub, Small tree,

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple ovate-lanceolate attached to short petioles

Feature: have entire or undulating margins with small hairs, which can irritate skin.

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual 1-2cm dia 5 pale to deep pink or red fringed petals 10 Stamens 6-10 glands on the calyx

=Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Drupes Bright Red Dia 0.39-1.18 mass 3-5 g pairs/groups of three triangular seeds

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Plants in Human Health and Nutrition Policy
  2. ↑ "Malpighia glabra L. wild crapemyrtle"

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External Links

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