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acerola cherries (Malpighia emarginata)

Common NamesBarbados cherries, acerola, acerola cherries
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acerola cherries (Malpighia emarginata) is commonly consumed in 3 countries.
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Dominican Republic
Common name: Barbados cherries
Puerto Rico
Common name: acerola
Bolivia
Common name: acerola cherries
Family
Malpighiaceae
Species
Malpighia emarginata
Part Consumed
Fruit
Centers of Origin
Central America and Mexico, Tropical South America
Other ResourcesPeriodic Table of FoodFood composition data on Periodic Table of Food Initiative coming in a future release