Amomum acre
Valeton
Panasa, Panasan, Pane
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Leaf stalks, Spice
Both forms of cardamom are used as flavorings and cooking spices in food and drink. E. cardamomum (green cardamom) is used as a spice, a masticatory, or is smoked.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in mountain regions.
Asia, Indonesia, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
The fruit are oval shaped and 3 cm long by 2 cm wide. They are pale yellow-white. The fruit can be angular with short spines.
Notes
There are about 150 Amomum species. They are mostly tropical.
References (3)
- HEYNE,
- PROSEA handbook Volume 13 Spices. p 245
- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 34
