Safford 1905, 233. In a footnote under Cocos nucifera: Another interesting example of the wide dissemination of a plant belonging to an American genus is that of Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, all save one of whose congeners are indigenous to the Andes, but which occurs in the Hawaiian Islands, Pitcairn, Rarotonga, the Bonin Islands, and the Liu-kiu [Ryukyu] group, near Formosa. maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/transcripts/I00156-Scientific_Evidence_for_PreColumbian_Transoceanic_Voyages_to.html
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