The first references to cardamom are found in Sumer, and in the Ayurvedic .
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae.
Turmeric is a flowering plant, Curcuma longa of the ginger family.
Cinnamomum species are grown commercially for spice.
The cashew is a tropical evergreen tree that produces the cashew seed.
The peanut, also known as the groundnut, goober (US), or monkey nut (UK).