Editing Strait of Malacca (section)

==Etymology==
The name "Malacca" is traditionally associated with the Malacca tree (''[[Phyllanthus emblica]]''), also known as the Indian gooseberry tree, and is believed to derive from the local [[Malay language|Malay word]] "Melaka". According to historical traditions, [[Parameswara (king)|Parameswara]], a [[Sumatra]]n prince and the founder of the [[Malacca Sultanate]], selected the site for his new kingdom where the city of [[Malacca City|Malacca]] now stands. It is said that he named the location "Melaka" after the Malacca tree under which he had rested. Over time, the name "Malacca" came to refer not only to the city but also to the strategically significant waterway between the [[Malay Peninsula]] and the Indonesian island of Sumatra, known as the Malacca Strait.<ref name="FRIM">{{cite web|url=http://www.frim.gov.my/the-legendary-melaka-tree/|title=The legendary Malaka tree|publisher=Forest Research Institute, Malaysia|date=25 April 2014|access-date=27 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927035804/http://www.frim.gov.my/the-legendary-melaka-tree/|archive-date=27 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>