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Different names, one taxonomic interpretation

Lalijiwo shows why local names need careful comparison.

Lalijiwo — Indonesia

Documented history

IPB researchers treated Lalijiwo, Thaber, Tabar and Gurih as synonyms in their classification. The association is specific to that study’s material; its paper does not document who first coined Lalijiwo.

The names it answers to

Lalijiwo
Name documented in the cited Indonesian cultivar research.
Thaber
Synonym reported in the IPB study.
Tabar
Synonym reported in the IPB study.
Gurih
Synonym reported in the IPB study.

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