Types and Distribution
The two main genera of the ginger family named as forms of cardamom are distributed as follows:
- Elettaria (commonly called cardamom, green cardamom, or true cardamom) is distributed from India to Malaysia.
- Amomum (commonly known as black cardamom, brown cardamom, kravan, Java cardamom, Bengal cardamom, Siamese cardamom, white cardamom, or red cardamom) is distributed mainly in Asia and Australia.
The two types, κάρδαμομον and ἄμωμον, were distinguished in the fourth century BCE by the Greek father of botany, Theophrastus, some of whose informants told him they came to Greece from the land of the Medes in northern Persia, while others were aware it came originally from India.
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