Acerola
Malpighia emarginata
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & more
How to identify Acerola
Identify Acerola by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Cultivated for vitamin-C-rich acerola cherries.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Malpighiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Acerola.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Malpighia emarginata
- Genus
- Malpighia
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Puducherry, Punjab
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Acerola itself; the rest are typical of the Malpighiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വെസ്റ്റ് ഇന്ത്യൻ ചെറി ꯃ
About Acerola
Acerola (Malpighia emarginata) is a species in the Malpighiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and 4 other states.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten and planted as an ornamental.
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia Family
Acerola belongs to the Malpighiaceae family.
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