Elettaria cardamomum (fruit)
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+ | ''Introduction from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elettaria, retrieved 02/27/2012).'' | ||
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+ | ''Elettaria'' is a genus of one or two species of cardamoms, native to southeastern Asia from India south to Sri Lanka and east to Malaysia and western Indonesia, where it grows in tropical rainforests. | ||
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+ | It is a pungent aromatic herbaceous perennial plant growing to 2–4 m in height. The leaves are alternate in two ranks, linear-lanceolate, 40–60 cm long, with a long pointed tip. The flowers are white to lilac or pale violet, produced in a loose spike 30–60 cm long. The fruit is a three-sided yellow-green pod 1–2 cm long, containing several black seeds. | ||
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+ | ''The quoted text in this section was licensed for use under the Creative Commons ShareAlike License, version 3.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/'' | ||
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+ | =Macroscopic Entries= | ||
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{{Macroscopy | source=Steven Yeager, Mountain Rose Herbs | {{Macroscopy | source=Steven Yeager, Mountain Rose Herbs | ||
| description=Cardamom (fruit) (''Elettaria cardamomum'') | | description=Cardamom (fruit) (''Elettaria cardamomum'') | ||
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| aroma=Aromatic when crushed. | | aroma=Aromatic when crushed. | ||
| characteristics=Fruit a capsule, light to medium green, elliptical, triangular, striated. Seeds oblong-ovoid, irregularly angular, rugose, brown to dark brown adhering to a colorless membranous aril. | }} | | characteristics=Fruit a capsule, light to medium green, elliptical, triangular, striated. Seeds oblong-ovoid, irregularly angular, rugose, brown to dark brown adhering to a colorless membranous aril. | }} | ||
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{{Microscopy | source=Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed. | {{Microscopy | source=Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed. | ||
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| characteristics=Epidermal cells of pericarp, thin-walled; prismatic crystals of calcium oxalate. | | characteristics=Epidermal cells of pericarp, thin-walled; prismatic crystals of calcium oxalate. | ||
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Revision as of 15:59, 27 February 2012
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Introduction
Introduction from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elettaria, retrieved 02/27/2012).
Elettaria is a genus of one or two species of cardamoms, native to southeastern Asia from India south to Sri Lanka and east to Malaysia and western Indonesia, where it grows in tropical rainforests.
It is a pungent aromatic herbaceous perennial plant growing to 2–4 m in height. The leaves are alternate in two ranks, linear-lanceolate, 40–60 cm long, with a long pointed tip. The flowers are white to lilac or pale violet, produced in a loose spike 30–60 cm long. The fruit is a three-sided yellow-green pod 1–2 cm long, containing several black seeds.
The quoted text in this section was licensed for use under the Creative Commons ShareAlike License, version 3.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Macroscopic Entries
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Microscopic Entries
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HPTLC Entries
Other Points of Interest
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