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Elettaria (elettaria)

Synonyms: Cardamomum; Matonia

Wikipedia Abstract

Elettaria is a genus of plants in the Zingiberaceae. It is native to India, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Sumatra and Malaysia, though some species are naturalized elsewhere. One member of the genus, Elettaria_cardamomum, is a commercially important spice used as a flavouring agent in many countries. The following species are recognized as of July 2014:
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Species

Elettaria cardamomum (cardamom) (Attributes)
Elettaria ensal
Elettaria spec

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0