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Deleted User01
@Alis, you said Borogu but Chris said he was growing Boroguru. Are the two kavas the same cultivar?
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Alia
'Awa Grower/Collector
Yes, Borogu is from Pentecost originally and called Borogoru in the north part of the island (or so I hear) not sure where the "guru" spelling comes from, but I'm sure GHK will confirm same.
Hi Deleted User01, it is "Alia" not 'Alis", I could tell it was a typo,
and yes borogu is the same as boroguru. 
Aloha.Chris
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Deleted User01
Thanks chris (@Gourmet Hawaiian Kava). I need to proof read my posts. Sorry @Alia for the spelling error. If you google "Borogu versus Boruguru", all the posters act like the 2 are different. But maybe it is the same cultivar from diff regions.
All the kava experts I know, Lebot included says that Boroguru and Borogu are the same.
Chris
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Deleted User01
Nuff said.
Alia
'Awa Grower/Collector
It is confusing but the real source is the guy who did the collecting- Vincent Lebot- and I was quoting his original explanation on page 100 of his book, Kava, the Pacific Elixir.
However, in Lebot's own work there are references to both names Borogu and Borogoru (plus a few additional variants of the name). Borogu gets classified as a daily drinking noble and Borogoru is classified as a medicinal.
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Deleted User01
Thanks @Alia. It's written in stone as far as I'm concerned. I think at one time a vendor, maybe BKH, was selling both and that added to my confusion. Glad we finally got that cleared up.
P.S. No sooner did I post than Shakas muddied the water again. So maybe 1 is tudeish? If that is so, then they cannot be the same cultivar. Unless it is not the root, but the drink that is spiked.
P.S. No sooner did I post than Shakas muddied the water again. So maybe 1 is tudeish? If that is so, then they cannot be the same cultivar. Unless it is not the root, but the drink that is spiked.
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Deleted User01
@Edward, if they are indeed the same, then it means that 1 region has "kick ass" growing conditions for Boroguru and the other does not. So to punish the other one, the last two letters were dropped. So it sits out their in the kava stand with it's head hung low. The lowly Borogu. Poor little feller.
Could be the case.@Edward, if they are indeed the same, then it means that 1 region has "kick ass" growing conditions for Boroguru and the other does not. So to punish the other one, the last two letters were dropped. So it sits out their in the kava stand with it's head hung low. The lowly Borogu. Poor little feller.
Maybe it is kind of like Hawaii, they called Mahakea, "Makea". Maybe it is just a islander thing.
Aloha.
Chris
When you look at the actual Vanuatu Kava Act of 2002 they list all the noble and medicinal varieties. I think the confusing bit is that some of their names have two parts. So for instance, "Borogu temit" and "Borogoru maita" are both listed as "medicinal" kavas (illegal to export) whereas Borogu and Borogoru are listed as noble.
So perhaps Lebot was talking about Borogoru maita when he called it "medicinal".
source: http://faolex.fao.org/docs/html/van38473.htm
So perhaps Lebot was talking about Borogoru maita when he called it "medicinal".
source: http://faolex.fao.org/docs/html/van38473.htm
Zac Imiola (Herbalist)
Kava Connoisseur
All I know is borogu and boronguru are great kavas and if Chris is technically growing borogu then that's amazing because it is a great kava
I don't know
Kava Enthusiast
I have had GHKs borogoru and KWKs borogu and they were very different. They felt like completely different strains.
Zac Imiola (Herbalist)
Kava Connoisseur
Environmental factors can vary a plants chemistry and even each harvest can be different! So it's tough to say
Piper Methysticum
Let Kava Take The Wheel
Awesome looks incredible already.