The Black Cardamom is a seed about 2 to 5 centimeters grown in Nepal, Vietnam and China. Black cardamom, also known as brown, greater, large, longer, or Nepal cardamom, comes from species Amomumsubulatum and is native to the eastern Himalayas and mostly cultivated in Eastern Nepal, Sikkim, and parts of Darjeeling district in West Bengal of India, and southern Bhutan. Roughly one inch in length, the pods are dark brown to black in color and have a tough, dried, wrinkly skin.

The Black Cardamom is a seed about 2 to 5 centimeters grown in Nepal, Vietnam and China. Black cardamom, also known as brown, greater, large, longer, or Nepal cardamom, comes from species Amomumsubulatum and is native to the eastern Himalayas and mostly cultivated in Eastern Nepal, Sikkim, and parts of Darjeeling district in West Bengal of India, and southern Bhutan. Roughly one inch in length, the pods are dark brown to black in color and have a tough, dried, wrinkly skin.