Elaichi / Cardamom
Elettaria cardamomum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Elettaria cardamomum
- Genus
- Elettaria
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Zingiberaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Zingiberaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- इलाएची Elaichi,इलायची ilayachi,छोटी इलायची chhoti ilayachi
- 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
- Sinhala
- එනසාල්, කරඳමුංගු
About Elaichi
Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) is a herb belonging to the Zingiberaceae family (Ginger family). Members of this family are generally characterised by distichous simple leaves, spike/raceme/thyrse flower clusters, capsule/berry fruit. It is typically found in cultivated. It occurs across Cultivated in most parts of the world. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Elaichi belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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