The result was resolved. The disambiguation has been reformatted into a list. -- Tavix ( talk) 17:21, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
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These are examples of apples that have originated in Japan, not apples that are known as "Japanese apple". None of the articles show "Japanese apple" as valid alternative names, so all entries fail WP:DABMENTION as well. For example, Akane has a few synonyms per [1], including Prime Red, Primerouge, Tohoku, Tohoku No.3, Tokyo Rose. Searching that site for "Japanese" or Japanese apple" gives no results. -- Tavix ( talk) 14:34, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
A set index article (SIA) is a list article about a set of items of a specific type that also share the same (or similar) name. If nothing is named "Japanese apple", you can't have an index saying otherwise either. As an example to your counterexample, Pyrus pyrifolia has a source showing "Asian pear" to be an alternative name for that pear, so that is okay. The sourcing that you provided seems to indicate that an actual article on apples from Japan would be desirable, and it would be nice to reserve the title for something of that sort. -- Tavix ( talk) 15:14, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
The result was resolved. The disambiguation has been reformatted into a list. -- Tavix ( talk) 17:21, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
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These are examples of apples that have originated in Japan, not apples that are known as "Japanese apple". None of the articles show "Japanese apple" as valid alternative names, so all entries fail WP:DABMENTION as well. For example, Akane has a few synonyms per [1], including Prime Red, Primerouge, Tohoku, Tohoku No.3, Tokyo Rose. Searching that site for "Japanese" or Japanese apple" gives no results. -- Tavix ( talk) 14:34, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
A set index article (SIA) is a list article about a set of items of a specific type that also share the same (or similar) name. If nothing is named "Japanese apple", you can't have an index saying otherwise either. As an example to your counterexample, Pyrus pyrifolia has a source showing "Asian pear" to be an alternative name for that pear, so that is okay. The sourcing that you provided seems to indicate that an actual article on apples from Japan would be desirable, and it would be nice to reserve the title for something of that sort. -- Tavix ( talk) 15:14, 10 May 2019 (UTC)