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Amomum subulatum, also known as black cardamom, hill cardamom, [2] Bengal cardamom, [2] greater cardamom, [2] Indian cardamom, [2] Nepal cardamom, [2] winged cardamom, [2] big cardamon, [3] [4] or brown cardamom, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Zingiberaceae.
Amomum is a genus of plants containing about 111 species native to China, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Queensland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It includes several species of cardamom . Plants of this genus are remarkable for their pungency and aromatic properties.
As of June 2024 Plants of the World Online recognises 111 species in the genus Amomum, as follows: [1] Amomum alborubellum K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Lanxangia tsao-ko, formerly Amomum tsao-ko, and also known as red cardamom or Chinese black cardamom, [3] is a ginger-like plant known in English by the transliterated Chinese name (Chinese: 草果; pinyin: cǎoguǒ; Jyutping: cou 2 gwo 2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-kó). It grows at high altitudes in Yunnan, [2] as well as the northern highlands of ...
Zingiber zerumbet [3] is a species of plant in the ginger family [4] with leafy stems growing to about 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall. It originates from Asia, but can be found in many tropical countries.
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 sharp, strong, punchy aroma.
Amomum queenslandicum is a rhizomatous herb up to 3 m tall. The true stem of the plant—the rhizome—remains underground and only the leaves, flowers and fruit appear above ground. The leaves are glabrous, lanceolate and about 60 cm long by 12 cm wide. The inflorescence is a compact cluster about 5 cm long and 3 cm wide produced at ground level.