About Cardamom
Elettaria cardamomum, commonly known as green cardamom or true cardamom, is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the ginger family, native to southern India. It is the most common of the species whose seeds are used as a spice called cardamom that has a strong aroma used in both savory and sweet cooking. It is cultivated widely in tropical regions and reportedly naturalized in Réunion, Indochina, and Costa Rica.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Elettaria cardamomum
- Genus
- Elettaria
- Family
- ZINGIBERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- इलाएची Elaichi, इलायची, छोटी इलायची
- Nepali
- सुकुमेल
- Bengali
- ছোট এলাচ, এলাচি
- Tamil
- Elam Ancha, ஏலம், ஏலக்காய்
- Telugu
- Elaki, ఏలకులు, యాలక
- Kannada
- Elakki, ಏಲಕ್ಕಿ, ಎಲಕ್ಕಿ
- Malayalam
- Elatarri, ഏലം, Cardamom
- Marathi
- वेलदोडा Veldoda, वेलची Velachi, वेलदोडे
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Cardamom belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
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