Editing Cardamom (section)

{{Short description|Spice}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox botanical product
| product = Cardamom
| image = 02017 0119 Kardamom, Winter in den Beskiden.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Cardamom powder and pods
| plant = ''[[Elettaria cardamomum]]'', ''[[Amomum subulatum]]''
| part = Seed
| uses = Flavoring, spice
}}
[[File:Elettaria cardamomum - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-057.jpg|thumb|True cardamom plant (''Elettaria cardamomum'')]]
[[File:Cardamom Seeds BNC.jpg|thumb|Cardamom seeds]]

'''Cardamom''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɑr|d|ə|m|ə|m}}<ref name="camb">{{cite dictionary |title=Cardamom |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cardamom |dictionary=[[Cambridge Dictionary]] |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref>), sometimes '''cardamon''' or '''cardamum''',<ref name=":1">{{cite book |title=Cardamom (''Elettaria cardamomum''): Production, Processing and Properties
|last1=Ramadan|first1=Mohamed Fawzy|publisher=Springer International Publishing|year=2023|isbn=978-3-031-35426-7 }}</ref> is a [[spice]] made from the seeds of several plants in the [[genus (biology)|genera]] ''[[Elettaria]]'' and ''[[Amomum]]'' in the family [[Zingiberaceae]].<ref name="britt">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-05 |title=Cardamom|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/plant/cardamom |access-date=2024-04-28|language=en}}</ref> Both genera are native to the [[Indian subcontinent]] and [[Indonesia]]. They are recognized by their small seed pods: triangular in cross-section and spindle-shaped, with a thin, papery outer shell and small, black seeds; ''Elettaria'' pods are light green and smaller, while ''Amomum'' pods are larger and dark brown.

Species used for cardamom are native throughout tropical and subtropical Asia. The first references to cardamom are found in [[Sumer]], and in [[Ayurveda]].<ref name="cabi">{{cite book|title=Spice Crops|publisher=CABI|isbn=978-0851996059|last=Weiss|first=E. A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RqqTdAwXev4C&q=cardamom+cultivation+sri+lanka&pg=PA299|year=2002|page=299|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=30 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630120842/https://books.google.com/books?id=RqqTdAwXev4C&q=cardamom+cultivation+sri+lanka&pg=PA299|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 21st century, it is cultivated mainly in [[India]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Guatemala]].<ref name=cabi/>