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One Chino name is not enough

Cuba’s register distinguishes the yellow-labelled form.

Chino Amarillo — Cuba

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The commercial list records Chino Amarillo separately from Chino Rojo. That distinction is documented; a Chinese origin for this particular cultivar is not established by the label alone.

The names it answers to

Chino Amarillo
Name preserved in the cited Cuban cultivar records. No verified alternate name is supplied here.

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