Etlingera elatior
A species in the Zingiberaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Zingiberales
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Etlingera
- Species
- Etlingera elatior
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1986
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Etlingera elatior. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
24 synonyms in this snapshot
- Achasma yunnanensisT.L.Wu & S.J.Chen
- Alpinia acrostachyaSteud.
- Alpinia diracodesLoes.
- Alpinia elatiorJack
- Alpinia javanica(Blume) D.Dietr.
- Alpinia magnificaRoscoe
- Alpinia speciosa(Blume) D.Dietr.
- Amomum magnificum(Roscoe) Benth. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Bojeria magnifica(Roscoe) Raf.
- Cardamomum magnificum(Roscoe) Kuntze
- Cardamomum speciosum(Blume) Kuntze
- Diracodes javanicaBlume
- Elettaria speciosaBlume
- Geanthus speciosusReinw.
- Hornstedtia imperialis(Lindl.) Ridl.
- Nicolaia elatior(Jack) Horan.
- Nicolaia imperialisHoran.
- Nicolaia intermediaValeton
- Nicolaia magnifica(Roscoe) K.Schum. ex Valeton
- Nicolaia speciosa(Blume) Horan.
- Phaeomeria imperialisLindl.
- Phaeomeria magnifica(Roscoe) K.Schum.
- Phaeomeria magnificaLindl.
- Phaeomeria speciosa(Blume) Koord.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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