Organisms

Elettaria

A plant genus of the family ZINGIBERACEAE, order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae. Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton is the source of Cardamom used in SPICES.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family ZINGIBERACEAE, order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae. Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton is the source of Cardamom used in SPICES.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Elettarias
  • Amomum cardamomum
  • Cardamom
  • Cardamon
  • Elettaria cardamomum
  • Amomum cardamomums
  • Cardamoms
  • Cardamons
  • Elettaria cardamomums
  • cardamomum, Elettaria
  • cardamomums, Amomum

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

entry term AMOMUM CARDAMOMUM: AMOMUM is also available

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History Note

2002; for CARDAMON use ZINGIBERALES 1998-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Zingiberales (1998-2001)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.618w.937w.900w.333w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Elettaria. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028523. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028523
  2. Elettaria. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elettaria
  3. Elettaria. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312218