Amomum cardamomum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 1. 1753.

"Habitat in India ." RCN: 6.

Lectotype (Burtt & Smith in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 31: 182. 1972): [icon] “Elettari” in Rheede, Hort. Malab. 11: 9, t. 6. 1692.

Current name: Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton ( Zingiberaceae).