Spices and Condiments

Distribution and uses

Distribution and uses of different Amomum species

SPECIES	COMMON NAME	COUNTRY	USES
A. aromaticum Roxb.	Bengal Cardamom or Nepal cardamom	Eastern india, Pakistan	Rhizomes are used as a spice and flowering shoots are used in curries
A. compactum soland	Round cardamom	Malaysia, Java	Fruits are used as spice
A. glabosum Cour	Round Chinese Cardamom	China	Seeds are used as spice
A. krevanw Pierre	-	Cambodia, Indo-China	Fruits are used as spice and to flavour curries sausages and cordials
A. maxiumum Roxb.	Java Cardamom	Malaysia	Used as spice
A. xanthiodies Wall.	Wild bastard Siamese Cardamom	Myanmar, India	Used as spice