✿Zingiberaceae · Amomum
Perelam / Java Cardamom
Amomum pterocarpum
Also known as East-Himalayan Cardamom
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- May-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Amomum pterocarpum
- Genus
- Amomum
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-June
- Conservation status
- Rare (R)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Zingiberaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Zingiberaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Perelam
About Perelam
A member of the Zingiberaceae family, Java Cardamom (Amomum pterocarpum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to June.
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Perelam belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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