Small cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton), a perennial cash crop exhibits an array of natural variations. Malabar, Mysore and Vazhukka are the three major cultivated forms/natural varieties cardamom, with prostrate, erect semi-erect panicles respectively. In terms several qualitative quantitative features, Malabar variety is relatively superior to varieties. However, morphologically disc...