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Black cardamom
Species of herbaceous plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Cardamom (disambiguation).
Amomum subulatum, also known as black cardamom, hill cardamom,[2] Bengal cardamom,[2] greater cardamom,[2] Indian cardamom,[2] Nepal cardamom,[2] winged cardamom,[2] big cardamon,[3][4] or brown cardamom, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Zingiberaceae. Its seed pods have a strong, camphor-like flavour, with a smoky character derived from the method of drying.
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Black cardamom | |
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Black cardamom fruit as used as spice | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Zingiberaceae |
Genus: | Amomum |
Species: | A. subulatum |
Binomial name | |
Amomum subulatum | |
Synonyms | |
Cardamomum subulatum (Roxb.) Kuntze |
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