Common name
English: Cardamom
German: Grüner Kardamom
Portuguese: Cardamomo-verdadeiro
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Zingiberales (26)
Family: Zingiberaceae (12)(family description)
Genus: Elettaria (1)
Epithet: cardamomum (L.) Maton (1)
Synonyms: Alpinia cardamomum (L.) Roxb., Amomum cardamomum L., Amomum cardamon L., Amomum ensal Raeusch., Amomum racemosum Lam., Amomum repens Sonn., Amomum uncinatum Stokes, Cardamomum elletari Garsault, Cardamomum malabaricum Pritz.
cardamomum => latinisation of the ancient Greek name for the Indian spice
racemosum => having racemose inflorescences
repens => creeping and rooting
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, white