Malpighia (Malpighia glabra)
Description
Acerola ( Malpighia glabra, syn : Malpighia punicifolia ), also Acerola cherry, Azerola, maple cherry, antilles cherry, cherry of the Antilles, Puerto Rican cherry, West Indian cherry, Jamaica cherry, Barbados cherry called, is a plant of the family of Malpighiaceae (Malpighiaceae) and is used as a fruit .Acerola are evergreen, low-lying shrubs or small trees with stature heights of usually 1-3 m, rarely up to 10 m. The bark of young branches is green and sparsely trimmed with hairy trichomes , which fall off in old age. The bark is smooth or studded with conspicuous cork pores.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Malpighiales
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Family: Malpighiaceae
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Genus: Malpighia
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