Malpighia emarginata | |
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Close-up of the blossom and unripe fruit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Malpighiaceae |
Genus: | Malpighia |
Species: | M. emarginata
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Binomial name | |
Malpighia emarginata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Energy | 134 kJ (32 kcal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7.69 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dietary fiber | 1.1 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.3 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.4 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other constituents | Quantity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Water | 91 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[2] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[3] |
Malpighia emarginata is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae.
Common names include acerola (from Arabic: الزُّعرُورَة, romanized: az-zuʿrūra "azarole"[4]), Guarani cherry, Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry,[5] and wild crepe myrtle.[6] Acerola is native to Paraguay and Brazil in South America, Central America and southern Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Haiti, but is now also being grown as far north as Texas and in subtropical areas of Asia, such as India.