Bengal cardamon, Nepal cardamon
Amomum aromaticum

Family: Zingiberaceae

What it is like

A ginger family herb. It has a fattened underground rootstock. The stems are about 1 m tall. The seeds grow near the base of the plant.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in wet places in highland forests.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The seeds are used fro flavouring cakes.

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Seeds - flavouring

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Jalpaiguri cardamon

Synonyms

Alpinia fasciculata (Roscoe) Steud.; Amomum fasciculatum (Roscoe) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B. D. Jacks; Cardamomum aromaticum (Roxb.) Kuntze; Geocallis fasciculata (Roscoe) Horan.; Renealmia fasciculata Roscoe;