Cardamom, sometimes cardamon or cardamum, is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera Elettaria and Amomum in the family Zingiberaceae. Both genera are native to the Indian subconti
Cardamom powder and pods
True cardamom plant (Elettaria cardamomum)
Cardamom seeds
Intact and opened cardamom pods, showing the seeds (20mm Indian 1-rupee coin for scale)
Amomum subulatum, also known as black cardamom, hill cardamom, Bengal cardamom, greater cardamom, Indian cardamom, Nepal cardamom, winged cardamom, big cardamon, or brown cardamom, is a perennial herb