Elettaria
Elettaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zingiberaceae. They are native to India and Sri Lanka, but cultivated and naturalized elsewhere. One member of the genus, E. cardamomum, is a commercially important spice used as a flavouring agent in many countries.
In 2018, several species were removed from Elettaria and placed in a new genus called Sulettaria. These species are recognized as of October 2018:
- Elettaria cardamomum Maton - India
- Elettaria ensal Abeyw. - Sri Lanka
These former species from Malaysia and Indonesia were reclassified into Sulettaria in 2018:
- Elettaria brachycalyx S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
- Elettaria kapitensis S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
- Elettaria linearicrista S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak, Brunei
- Elettaria longipilosa S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
- Elettaria longituba Holttum - Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
- Eulettaria multiflora R.M.Sm. - Sumatra, Sarawak
- Elettaria rubida R.M.Sm. - Sabah, Sarawak
- Elettaria stoloniflora S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
- Elettaria surculosa B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. - Sarawak
