Elettaria

Elettaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zingiberaceae. They are native to India and Sri Lanka, but cultivated and naturalized elsewhere.[2] One member of the genus, E. cardamomum, is a commercially important spice used as a flavouring agent in many countries.

Elettaria
True Cardamom
(Elettaria cardamomum)
1896 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Subfamily: Alpinioideae
Tribe: Alpinieae
Genus: Elettaria
Maton
Synonyms[2]
  • Cardamomum Noronha
  • Matonia Stephenson & J.M.Churchill

In 2018, several species were removed from Elettaria and placed in a new genus called Sulettaria. These species are recognized as of October 2018:[2]

These former species from Malaysia and Indonesia were reclassified into Sulettaria in 2018:[3]

  • Elettaria brachycalyx S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
  • Elettaria kapitensis S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
  • Elettaria linearicrista S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak, Brunei
  • Elettaria longipilosa S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
  • Elettaria longituba (Ridl.) Holttum - Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
  • Eulettaria multiflora (Ridl.) R.M.Sm. - Sumatra, Sarawak
  • Elettaria rubida R.M.Sm. - Sabah, Sarawak
  • Elettaria stoloniflora (K.Schum.) S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
  • Elettaria surculosa (K.Schum.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. - Sarawak

References
  1. Elettaria cardamomum - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen - Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Poulsen, Axel; Båserud Mathisen, Helena; Newman, Mark; Ardiyani, Marlina; Lofthus, Øystein; Bjora, Charlotte (2018-08-01). "Sulettaria : A new ginger genus disjunct from Elettaria cardamomum". Taxon. 67: 725–738. doi:10.12705/674.3.
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