Green cardamom

Scientific name: Elettaria cardamomum

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0124

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Habitat

Where it lives

The NC State Extension Plant Toolbox documents habitat examples for Elettaria cardamomum: Human-associated habitats.

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Gardens, farms and human-associated habitats

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Sources

1Elettaria cardamomum (Cardamom, Cardamon, Cardamum, Green Cardamom, True Cardamom) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant ToolboxSRC-NFI-7fd0f0e429ad834d

Where it is found

USDA GRIN records Elettaria cardamomum as native to India (parts), Sri Lanka. GRIN notes it is widely cultivated in the tropics and possibly native in south-east Asia; a review gives its native range more broadly as Indonesia, the Indian subcontinent, Pakistan, Burma, Bangladesh and tropical and subtropical Asia. Cardamom seeds used in a 2023 study were harvested in Guatemala.

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Sources

1Elettaria cardamomum (Cardamom, Cardamon, Cardamum, Green Cardamom, True Cardamom) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant ToolboxSRC-NFI-7fd0f0e429ad834d
2Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton — GRIN-Global TaxonomySRC-530
3The effect of Elettaria cardamomum (cardamom) on the metabolic syndrome: Narrative reviewSRC-531
4Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton) Seeds Intake Increases Energy Expenditure and Reduces Fat Mass in Mice by Modulating Neural Circuits That Regulate Adipose Tissue Lipolysis and Mitochondrial Oxidative Metabolism in Liver and Skeletal MuscleSRC-532
5Prevalence, Predictors, and Awareness of Coffee Consumption and Its Trend among Saudi Female StudentsSRC-533

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Latest review

Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T083934863 · last approved 8 November 2026

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IndiaPresent
Sri LankaPresent
IndonesiaUncertain
PakistanUncertain
Myanmar (Burma)Uncertain
BangladeshUncertain
GuatemalaIntroduced

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Sources

2Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton — GRIN-Global TaxonomySRC-530
3The effect of Elettaria cardamomum (cardamom) on the metabolic syndrome: Narrative reviewSRC-531
4Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton) Seeds Intake Increases Energy Expenditure and Reduces Fat Mass in Mice by Modulating Neural Circuits That Regulate Adipose Tissue Lipolysis and Mitochondrial Oxidative Metabolism in Liver and Skeletal MuscleSRC-532

Relationships with other living things

In a study of Saudi female students who drink coffee, adding spices such as saffron and cardamom was common (71.9%), in line with the traditional way of preparing Arabic coffee.

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