Elettaria cardamomum
Cardamom, True Cardamom
Also known as: Alpinia cardamomum (L.) Roxb. +15 more
- Alpinia cardamomum (L.) Roxb.
- Amomum cardamomum L.
- Amomum cardamon L., 1753
- Amomum ensal Raeusch.
- Amomum uncinatum Stokes
- Cardamomum elletari Garsault
- Cardamomum malabaricum Pritz.
- Cardamomum officinale Salisb.
- Cardamomum verum Oken
- Elettaria cardamomum var. minor Watt
- Elettaria cardamomum var. minus Watt
- Elettaria cardamomum var. minuscula Burkill
- Elettaria repens Baill.
- Matonia cardamomum (L.) Stephenson & J.M.Churchill
- Zingiber cardamomum (L.) Stokes
- Zingiber minus Gaertn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zingiberaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Tropical Asia, Elettaria cardamomum (commonly known as Cardamom or True Cardamom) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
India
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Lesser Sunda Is., Réunion, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam