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GENERAL

The Claim

Various types of chili peppers are used in food processing in Kelurahan Lengkong Gudang Timur for their ethnobotanical properties.

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The Short Version

The available evidence does not show this practice in Kelurahan Lengkong Gudang Timur. The ethnobotany studies cited concern other places, while the locality-specific material only indicates chili planting or urban farming and does not document food processing, multiple chili varieties, or use based on ethnobotanical properties. As worded, the claim is unsupported.

Caveats

  • Evidence of growing chili locally is not evidence of food processing or ethnobotanical use.
  • Research from Flores Timur, Aceh, Mexico, Sabah, or other locations cannot be assumed to describe practices in Lengkong Gudang Timur.
  • The locality-specific evidence relies mainly on social media and administrative posts, which do not substantiate the claim's specific details.

The Receipts

  1. Etnobotani Tanaman Cabai Merah Keriting (Capsicum Annum L.) Di Kabupaten Flores Timur

    Semantic Scholar (indexing Indonesian journal)

  2. Etnobotani Tanaman Capsicum annum L. Di Desa Hale Kecamatan Demon Pagong Kabupaten Flores Timur

    Garuda (Kemdikbud Ristek Indonesia)

  3. Ethnobotany of wild chili peppers in two Ch'ol communities of the Sierra de Tabasco, Mexico

    SciELO México

  4. THE ETHNOBOTANY OF DUSUN PEOPLE IN TIKOLOD VILLAGE, TAMBUNAN DISTRICT, SABAH, MALAYSIA

    Reinwardtia (BRIN Biology Journal)

  5. Etnobotani Cabai Jawa (Piper retrofractum) pada Masyarakat Desa X

    Biosaintropis (Universitas Islam Malang)

  6. Diversity and ethnobotany of useful plants in Bandar Pusaka, Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia

    Ethnobotany Research and Applications

  7. Etnobotani Tabia bun (Piper retrofractum Vhal.) (Kajian Teoritik)

    Ema Sains (Universitas Mahadewa)

  8. Fresh Chili Agribusiness: Opportunities and Problems in Indonesia

    IntechOpen

  9. A relation between ethnobotany and bioprospecting of edible flower Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea) in Indonesia

    Asian Journal of Ethnobiology (SMUJO-ID)

  10. Kajian Etnobotani Masyarakat Suku Bugis Wondulako Berdasarkan Pemanfaatan Tumbuhan

    Ilmu Lingkungan (Undip)

+ 23 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

Filed Under

chili peppersKelurahan Lengkong Gudang Timur