Cherries from my awesome friend Aziel from her backyard 🍒 Scientific name: Malpighia emarginata Botanically, Barbodos cherry belongs toMalpighiaceae family of shrubs native to Antilles, grow naturally in the wild in several parts of Central American, and Amazonian forests. Some of the common names are Barbados cherry, West-Indian cherry, Amazon cherry, etc. Acerola is an evergreen large size bushy shrub that reaches about 8-18 feet in height. Its downy woody branches bear attractive pink, lavender color flowers. Blooming occurs throughout the year all along its leaf axils. Fruits are small-sized berries about the size of table grapes that appear single or in clusters all along the woody branches. The fruit features bright-red color, round or oblate shape, with tri-lobes which is more obvious at its bottom. Each berry measures about 1.5 to 4 cm in diameter and weigh about 5-7 g. Inside, pulp is juicy with sweet and tart flavor and consists of three tiny winged edible seeds. Ripe berries are sweeter and juicier than that of green skin berries and can be eaten out of hand. Delicately sweet and sour, acerola cherries are small-sized fruits of Caribbean origin. These little known tiny cherries indeed are in huge demand for their exceptionally high concentration of vitamin-C and phenolic antioxidants. #acerolacherries #islandfruits #islandlife #juicy #yummy #thanksAZ #trinidad