Melochia villosissima explained

Melochia villosissima (Chamorro: Chamorro: sayåfi), is a tree endemic to northwest Pacific Ocean islands, including South Iwo Jima and western Micronesian Islands (Caroline and Mariana Islands).[1] [2] It is a small pioneer tree often found along roadsides and has a striking appearance due to its clusters of pink flowers.

The Chamorro name for the plant was transliterated into French as sidjiafi by the French botanist, Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré, during his exploration of Guam in 1819.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melochia villosissima (C.Presl) Merr. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 1 April 2023 . Plants of the World Online . en . 8 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230308113754/https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:824571-1 . live .
  2. Web site: Melochia villosissima. 30 September 2023. The Plant List. 2010. 30 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230930131812/http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-50197232. live.
  3. Book: Freycinet, Louis Claude Desaulses de . Voyage autour du monde, entrepris par ordre du roi. Exécuté sur les corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne, pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820 . Freycinet . Louis Claude Desaulses de . Arago . Jacques . Bevalet . Antoine-Germain . Blanchard . E. . Chazal . Antoine . Clermont-Tonnerre . Aimé-Marie-Gaspard . Corbière . Jacques Joseph . Coutant . L. . 1826 . Chez Pillet aîné . [t.4] (1826) [Text] . Paris . 68.

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