Abstract:
The detailed anatomy of the aerial stem, rhizome, leaf sheath and
root of cardamom is studied in the present investigation. The aerial shoot has
a typical monocotyledonous stem known as 'culm' with nodes and inter-nodes
protected by long sheathing leaf bases. In the rhizome the nodes and internodes
are crowded together. It can be differentiated from the aerial stem due
to the presence of scale leaves and adventitious roots. The aerial stem, rhizome,
leaf sheath and root have typical monocotyledonous anatomy.