Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 
• Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton A
• Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton var. cardamomum
• Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton var. major Thwaites
• Elettaria major Sm. -> Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton var. major Thwaites
• Elettaria cardamomum L. var. miniscula Burkill -> Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton var. cardamomum
• Elettaria cardamomum L. var. minus Watt. -> Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton var. cardamomum
• Elettaria repens Sonner
• Elettaria speciosa Blume -> Phaeomeria speciosa (Blume) Koord

SYNONYM(S) : Elettaria cardamomum White & Maton,  Alpinia cardamomum Roxb., Amomum cardamomum L., Amomum cardamomum White, Amomum repans Sonner, Elettaria repens (Sonn.) Baillon

ARABIC :   حَبُّ الهال     Hhabb el hâl (Habbu al hal)  , Hhamâmâ,  حَبُّ الهان  Hhabbahân (Habbu al han), Hel bava, Qâqullah saghîrah, Qaqilah.

ARMENIAN :   Շուշմիր   Shooshmir, Shushmir.

BENGALI :   Chhoti elachi, Elachi.

BOSNIAN :  Grbat, Kardamomi, Srdiš.

BURMESE :  Bala, Pala, Panlat.

CHINESE : Bai dou kou, Xiao dou kou.

CROATIAN :  Grbat, Kardamomi, Srdiš, Vrtni prpr.

DANISH :  Hvid kardemomme, Kardemomme, Malabarkardemomme.

DUTCH :  Echte kardamom , Kardemom.

ENGLISH : Round cardamom, Cluster cardamom, Bastard cardamom, Cardamom, Cardamon, Cardamon seeds, Cardomom, Ceylon cardamom, Lesser cardamom, Malabar cardamom.

FINNISH : Kardemumma.

FRENCH : Cardamome, Cardamome blanche, Cardamome de Ceylan, Cardamome du Malabar, Cardamome verte, Cardamomier, Petite cardamome.

GERMAN : Cardamomen, Cardamompflanze , Grüner Kardamom , Kardamom, Kleine Kardamomen, Malabarkardamom.

GREEK :   Κάρδαμο  Kardamo.

GUJARATI :  Elaychi, Lila alchi.

HEBREW :  הל   Hel.

HINDI :    Chhoti elaichi,    Ilaayacii.

HUNGARIAN :  Kardamom, Kis kardamom, Malabári kardamom.

ITALIAN : Cardamone, Cardamomo, Cardamomo medio, Cardamomo minore.

JAPANESE :      Karadamomo, カルダモン   Karudamon, ショウズク  Shouzuku.  

KANNADA :  Yelakki.

KHMER : Krâkô.

MALAY : Buah pelaga, Kapulaga (Indonesia), Kapulaga sabrang (Indonesia).

MALAYALAM :  Elathari, Yelakkai.

MARATHI :  Hirvi velchi, Velchi, Velchil, Veldoda, Veldola.

NORWEGIAN :  Kardemomme.

ORIYA :  Alaichi.

PERSIAN :  هل   Hel,  Kakilahe-khurd.

POLISH :  Kardamon malabarski.

PORTUGUESE : Cardamomo.

PUNJABI :  Elaychi, Hari ilaichi.

RUSSIAN : Elettariia kardamon.

SANSKRIT :  Ela, Ellka,  Suksmaila.

SERBIAN :  Grbat,  Kakule, Kardamona, Kardamomi, Mirisavci, Srdiš, Srđiš.

SINHALESE :  Enasal.

SPANISH : Cardamomo.

SWEDISH :  Kardemumma.

TAMIL : Aila cheddi, Elakkai, Yelakkai.

TELUGU :  Elakkayi, Yealak kayulu, Yelakulu.

THAI :  ลูกกระวาน  Luk krawan  (Luk kravan, Luk grawan), กระวานเทศ  Krawan thet.

TURKISH : Hemame, Kakule, Hiyl, Küçük kakule.

URDU :  Elichi, Ilaychi.

VIETNAMESE :  Tiểu đậu khấu.  

Obviously some of the names above are misapplied and some are doubtful, please send us some feedback.

Cardamom types : Aleppi ovoïd, Long, Madras, Malabar ovoïd, Round, Short. See Descriptions (in English) at Henriette Kress site.     

SYNONYM(S) : Elettaria cardamomum L. var. miniscula Burkill, Elettaria cardamomum L. var. minus Watt.

DANISH :   Malabarkardemomme.

ENGLISH : Mysore cardamom, India cultivated cardamom.

FRENCH : Cardamome de Malabar.

GERMAN :  Malabarkardamom.

HUNGARIAN :   Malabári kardamom.

SYNONYM(S) : Elettaria major Sm., Elettaria repens Sonner. var. major xxx

DANISH : Ceylonkardemomme.

ENGLISH : Ceylon cardamom, Long cardamom, Long white cardamom, Large cardamom, Sri Lanka cardamom, Wild cardamom.

FRENCH : Cardamome sauvage de Ceylan.

SINHALESE :  Awaiting feedback.

ENGLISH : True Malabar cardamom.

SINHALESE :  Awaiting feedback.

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USDA, ARS, 2000, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl? Elettaria (24 July 2001).

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Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : Angela Drenovac.

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