Botanical name of small cardamom is Elettaria cardamomum. It is popularly known as queen of spices. Small cardamom, which is used as spice, is in fact a dried fruit of a tall perennial herbaceous plant. India is a major producer, consumer and exporter of small cardamom. In India, small cardamom is mainly cultivated in Kerala (60%), Karnataka (30%) and Tamil Nadu (10%). Small cardamom is one of the most expensive spices in the world.

It is one of the most highly priced and exotic spices in the world. It is a perennial tropical herb plant belonging to the ginger family (Zingibaraceae) and grows from a thick rootstalk up to around 6-10 feet. It is indigenously grown in the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats in South India.

Commercial Varieties

Commercially cultivated varieties of small cardamom are Mudigere 1, PV 1, CCS 1 and SKP 14 (for Karnataka) and ICRI 1 and ICRI 2 for Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Botanical name of small cardamom is Elettaria cardamomum. It is popularly known as queen of spices. Small cardamom, which is used as spice, is in fact a dried fruit of a tall perennial herbaceous plant. India is a major producer, consumer and exporter of small cardamom. In India, small cardamom is mainly cultivated in Kerala (60%), Karnataka (30%) and Tamil Nadu (10%). Small cardamom is one of the most expensive spices in the world.

It is one of the most highly priced and exotic spices in the world. It is a perennial tropical herb plant belonging to the ginger family (Zingibaraceae) and grows from a thick rootstalk up to around 6-10 feet. It is indigenously grown in the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats in South India.

Commercial Varieties

Commercially cultivated varieties of small cardamom are Mudigere 1, PV 1, CCS 1 and SKP 14 (for Karnataka) and ICRI 1 and ICRI 2 for Kerala and Tamil Nadu.