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.[2] 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:[2]

Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton – India
Elettaria ensal (Gaertn.) Abeyw. – Sri Lanka
These former species from Malaysia and Indonesia were reclassified into Sulettaria in 2018:[3]

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 (Ridl.) Holttum – Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Eulettaria multiflora (Ridl.) R.M.Sm. – Sumatra, Sarawak
Elettaria rubida R.M.Sm. – Sabah, Sarawak
Elettaria stoloniflora (K.Schum.) S.Sakai & Nagam. – Sarawak
Elettaria surculosa (K.Schum.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. – Sarawak