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Malpighia emarginata - Acerola
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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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Uses
allergic rhinitis, Herpes, Fruit pulp, Juice, Source of Vitamin C, Baby Food, antioxident, Template:Other Ues, Ornamental.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | NA |
| Hindi | NA |
| Malayalam | NA |
| Tamil | NA |
| Telugu | NA |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | NA |
| English | Barbados Cherry |
Habit
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
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External Links
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat allergic rhinitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Herpes
- Used for Fruit pulp
- Used for Juice
- Used for Source of Vitamin C
- Used for Baby Food
- Used for antioxident
- Used for Ornamental
- Herbs with Fruit used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Evergreen Shrub
- Habit - Small tree
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