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[[File:800px-Elettaria cardamomum flowers 1.jpg|thumb|right|''Elaichi'', ''Elettaria cardomamum'']]
'''Elettaria cardamomum''', commonly known as '''green or true cardamom''', is a herbaceous perennial plant in the ginger family, native to southern India. It is the most common of the species whose seeds are used as a spice called cardamom. It is cultivated widely in tropical regions and reportedly naturalized in Réunion, Indochina and Costa Rica.
==Uses==
