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CARDAMOM

Source: Elettaria cardamomum(L.) Maton

var.cardamomum(syn.E. cardamomum

var. minisculaBurkill) (Family Zingibe-

raceae).

Common/vernacular names:Cardamom, car-

damom seed.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Perennial reed-like plant with lance-shaped

leaves borne on long sheathing stems, up to

about 4 m high; native to tropical Asia; now

cultivated extensively in tropical regions, par-

ticularly India (Malabar coast), Sri Lanka

(Ceylon), Laos, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

Parts used are the dried, nearly ripe fruits with

140 Cardamom