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 (L.) Maton - India * Elettaria ensal (Gaertn.) Abeyw. - Sri Lanka These former species from Malaysia and Indonesia were reclassified into Sulettaria in 2018: