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Description & Distribution
Indigenous to India, Large Cardamom is also
referred to as 'black cardamom'. Large Cardamom is the dried fruit of a
perennial herbaceous plant. The fresh fruits are hand picked when mature,
dried and cured. The fruit is almost the size of a nutmeg. The dark, red
brown capsules contain several seeds in each cell, held together by a
viscid, sugary pulp. Propagation is by seeds or portions of
rhizomes.
The sub- Himalayan ranges provide the ideal conditions
for the production of the Indian Large cardamom. It is mainly grown in
Sikkim, Assam and West Bengal. Sikkim contributes 88% of the total
production.
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