Elettaria cardamomum (cardamom)
Identity
- Preferred Scientific Name
- Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton
- Preferred Common Name
- cardamom
- Other Scientific Names
- Alpinia cardamomum (L.) Roxb. (1819)
- Amomum cardamomum L. (1753)
- Amomum repens Sonnerat (1782)
- International Common Names
- Englishcardamonsmall cardamomtrue cardamom
- Spanishcardamomo
- Frenchcardamomecardamomier
- Local Common Names
- Cambodiakrako sbat
- GermanyKardamom
- Indonesiakapolkapolagakapulaga sabrangsabrang
- Italycardamomo minore
- Laoshma:k hnè:ngx
- Malaysiabiah pelaga
- Myanmarbalapalapanlat
- Netherlandskardamom
- Swedenkardemumma
- Thailandkrawan-thet
- EPPO code
- ETACA (Elettaria cardamomum)
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Plant with fruits
Cardamom plant with fruits, Karnataka, India.
David J. Greathead
Pods
Elettaria cardamomum (cardamom); pods, one opened showing black seeds.
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Habit
Elettaria cardamomum (cardamom); habit of fully-grown plant. nr Munnar, Kerala, India. November 2010.
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Fruits
Elettaria cardamomum (cardamom); fruits on plant.
©Steenbergs/via flickr - CC BY 2.0
Fruit
Elettaria cardamomum (cardamom); fruit on plant.
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Line drawing of plants parts
Plant parts of cardamom (E. cardamomum). Line drawing, not necessarily to scale. (A) habit, fruiting clump; (B) leaf; (C) part of inflorescence; (D) flower; (E) fruits; (F) seed with aril.
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Published online: 24 November 2019
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