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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.
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.
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Uses
Fruit pulp, Juice, Source of Vitamin C, Baby Food, antioxident, Bonsai, Ornamental, allergic rhinitis, Herpes [3] [4].
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
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
External Links
- Pages that are stubs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fruit pulp
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Juice
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Source of Vitamin C
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Baby Food
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat antioxident
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bonsai
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ornamental
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat allergic rhinitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Herpes
- Herbs with Fruit used in medicine
- Habit - Evergreen Shrub
- Habit - Small tree
- Herbs
