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Malpighia emarginata - Acerola

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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 [3] [4].

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

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References

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