she-tamana (English spelling)

Japanese: she-tamana(英語表記)shetamana
she-tamana (English spelling)

...The "momo" in Momotamana means peach, and the "tamana" comes from the Tahitian word tamanu, which means Calophyllum nigra, a member of the Hypericaceae family. Calophyllum nigra is a coastal tree with a wide distribution area, just like Momotamana, and the American residents of Ogasawara call it he-tamana and Momotamana she-tamana. [Ogata Ken]...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "she-tamana" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…モモタマナのモモは桃,タマナはタヒチ語でオトギリソウ科のテリハボクを意味するtamanuから来ている。テリハボクもモモタマナ同様に広い分布域をもつ海岸の樹木で,小笠原の米系住民はこれをヒータマナhe‐tamana,モモタマナのことをシータマナshe‐tamanaと呼ぶ。【緒方 健】。…

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