Elettaria
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| True Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) 1896 illustration |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Elettaria |
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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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