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Taxon:  Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton var. major Thwaites



Summary
Genus:
Elettaria
Family:
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:
Alpinioideae
Tribe:
Alpinieae
Nomen number:
14983
Place of publication:
Enum. pl. zeyl. 318. 1864
Verified:
04/18/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton (0 active accession[s])
Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton var. cardamomum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Elettaria ensal (Gaertn.) Abeyw.
Elettaria major Sm.
Zingiber ensal Gaertn.
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Reference(s)
  1. Anjali, N. et al. 2016. Intraspecific variations in cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton): assessment of genomic diversity by flow cytometry, cytological studies and ISSR analysis. SpringerPlus 5:1560. Note: It published five numbers from 2012 until 2016
  2. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1952. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 3:150.
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Elettaria major
  5. Guzman, C. C. de & J. S. Siemonsma, eds. 1999. Spices. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 13:118.
  6. Hooker, J. D. 1872-1897. Flora of British India
  7. Kuriakose, G. et al. 2009. Domestication of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) in Western Ghats, India: divergence in productive traits and a shift in major pollinators. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 103:727-733.
  8. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  9. Nair, N. C. & A. N. Henry. 1983-. The flora of Tamil Nadu.
  10. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  11. Prasath, D. & M. N. Venugopal. 2004. Genetic diversity and conservation of cardamom Elettaria cardamomum Maton.) in India. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 138:55-60.
Common names
English
Ceylon cardamom –
greater oblong cardamom –
long cardamom –
wild cardamom –
German
Ceylon-Kardamom –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia s.
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Kerala], Sri Lanka
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (s.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoring Guzman, C. C. de & J. S. Siemonsma, eds. 1999. Spices. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 13:118.
Materialsessential oils Guzman, C. C. de & J. S. Siemonsma, eds. 1999. Spices. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 13:118.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=14983. Accessed 2 May 2025.