Elettaria cardamomum
A species in the Zingiberaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Zingiberales
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Elettaria
- Species
- Elettaria cardamomum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1811
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Elettaria cardamomum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Alpinia cardamomumName author: (L.) Roxb.
- Alpinia striataName author: Link
- Amomum cardamomumName author: Willd.
- Amomum cardamomumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Amomum racemosumName author: Lam.
- Amomum repensName author: Sonn.
- Cardamomum elletariName author: Garsault
- Cardamomum malabaricumName author: Pritz.
- Cardamomum minusName author: (Gaertn.) Kuntze
- Cardamomum officinaleName author: Salisb.
- Cardamomum verumName author: Oken
- Elettaria cardamomum var. minorName author: G.Watt
- Elettaria cardamomum var. minusculaName author: Burkill
- Elettaria repensName author: Baill.
- Matonia cardamomumName author: (L.) Stephenson & J.M.Churchill
- Zingiber cardamomumName author: (L.) Stokes
- Zingiber minusName author: Gaertn.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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