Leafy shoots of the cardamom plant arise 1.5 to 6 metres (5 to 20 feet) from the branching rootstock. Flowering shoots, approximately 1 metre (3 feet) long, may be upright or sprawling; each bears numerous flowers about 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter with greenish petals and a purple-veined white lip.
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It is seen as a large perennial rhizomatic monocot, in which the rhizomes bear leafy shoots around 4-5 m tall. Leaf morphology: Its leaves are alternate, ...
May 7, 2017 · Elettaria cardamomum, more commonly known as cardamom or green cardamom or true cardamom is distinct from brown/black cardamom — Amomum ...
The reproductive apex is high dome-shaped, and has one tunica layer. The floral buds develop close to the main apex in the axils of the young bracts. Shell zone ...
Summary. The re-investigation indicates that the epigynous glands of the cardamom flower, as in other species of Zingiberaceae, are vascularized emergences of ...
cardamom. Type: Herbaceous perennial. Family: Zingiberaceae. Native Range: India. Zone: 10 to 12. Height: 6.00 to 15.00 feet. Spread: 4.00 to 10.00 feet. Bloom ...
One to four subsidiary cells are present. Uni- or bicellular trichomes are present on the leaf blade and sheath. Leaf and sheath vasculature is described.