Malpighia emarginata
<p><i ><b>Malpighia emarginata</b></i> is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropics" title="Tropics" >tropical</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit" title="Fruit" >fruit</a>-bearing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub" title="Shrub" >shrub</a> or small <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree" title="Tree" >tree</a> in the family <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malpighiaceae" title="Malpighiaceae" >Malpighiaceae</a>. Common names include <b >acerola</b>,<b >Barbados cherry</b>, <b >West Indian cherry</b><sup id="cite_ref-Johnson_3-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malpighia_emarginata#cite_note-Johnson-3" >[4]</a></sup> and <b >wild crepemyrtle</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malpighia_emarginata#cite_note-4" >[5]</a></sup> Acerola is native to South America, Southern Mexico and Central America, but is now also being grown as far north as Texas and in subtropical areas of Asia, like India. It is known for being extremely rich in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C" title="Vitamin C" >vitamin C</a>, having the highest vitamin C content measured in any fruit, although it also contains vitamins A, B1, B2 and B3 as well as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotenoid" title="Carotenoid" >carotenoids</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioflavonoids" title="Bioflavonoids" class="mw-redirect" >bioflavonoids</a> which provide important nutritive value and have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioxidant" title="Antioxidant" >antioxidant</a> uses.<sup id="cite_ref-Mezadri_5-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malpighia_emarginata#cite_note-Mezadri-5" >[6]</a></sup> The vitamin C produced by the fruit is better absorbed by human organisms than synthetic ascorbic acid.<sup id="cite_ref-de_Assis_6-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malpighia_emarginata#cite_note-de_Assis-6" >[7]</a></sup></p>