Elettaria cardamomum (fruit)
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| color=Light brown. | | color=Light brown. | ||
| flavor=Pungent, cooling sensation. | | flavor=Pungent, cooling sensation. | ||
| − | | scent=Aromatic, spicy, somewhat | + | | scent=Aromatic, spicy, somewhat camphoraceous. |
| characteristics=Epidermal cells of pericarp of polygonal cells; parenchyma cells of pericarp thin walled containing prismatic crystals of calcium oxalate; endosperm cells containing oil, minute starch granules and proteid granules. | | characteristics=Epidermal cells of pericarp of polygonal cells; parenchyma cells of pericarp thin walled containing prismatic crystals of calcium oxalate; endosperm cells containing oil, minute starch granules and proteid granules. | ||
Ceylon cardamom is distinguished from the Malabar cardamom by the presence in the former of thick walled, conical, simple trichromes. | Ceylon cardamom is distinguished from the Malabar cardamom by the presence in the former of thick walled, conical, simple trichromes. | ||
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