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[[File:Malpighia glabra blossom and unripe fruits.jpg|thumb|right|''Malpighia emarginata'']]
 
[[File:Malpighia glabra blossom and unripe fruits.jpg|thumb|right|''Malpighia emarginata'']]
  
'''Malpighia emarginata''' is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae.
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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.
 
 
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.
 
  
 
==Uses==  
 
==Uses==  
{{Uses|allergic rhinitis}}, {{Uses|Herpes}} <ref name=uses /> <ref name=uses2 />.
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{{Uses|allergic rhinitis}}, {{Uses|Herpes}}, {{Other Uses|Fruit pulp}}, {{Other Uses|Juice}}, {{Other Uses|Source of Vitamin C}}, {{Other Uses|Baby Food}}, {{Other Uses|antioxident}}, {{Other Ues|Bonsai}}, {{Other Uses|Ornamental}}.
 
 
{{Other Uses|Fruit pulp}}, {{Other Uses|Juice}}, {{Other Uses|Source of Vitamin C}}, {{Other Uses|Baby Food}}, {{Other Uses|antioxident}}, {{Other Uses|Bonsai}}, {{Other Uses|Ornamental}}.
 
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==

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Malpighia emarginata

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.

Uses

allergic rhinitis, Herpes, Fruit pulp, Juice, Source of Vitamin C, Baby Food, antioxident, Template:Other Ues, Ornamental.

Parts Used

Fruit.

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

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

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