| Etlingera metriocheilos | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Etlingera |
| Species: | E. metriocheilos |
| Binomial name | |
| Etlingera metriocheilos | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Etlingera metriocheilos is a species of monocotyledonous flowering plant in the family Zingiberaceae . [2] [3] It was first described by William Griffiths, and revised by Rosemary Margaret Smith. [4]
Zingiberaceae or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera with a total of about 1600 known species of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Many of the family's species are important ornamental, spice, or medicinal plants. Ornamental genera include the shell gingers (Alpinia), Siam or summer tulip, Globba, ginger lily (Hedychium), Kaempferia, torch-ginger Etlingera elatior, Renealmia, and ginger (Zingiber). Spices include ginger (Zingiber), galangal or Thai ginger, melegueta pepper, myoga, korarima, turmeric (Curcuma), and cardamom.
Siphonodon celastrineus is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is found in Cambodia, India, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
Etlingera maingayi, the Malay rose, is a species of herbaceous, perennial, flowering plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. This species occurs in southern Thailand, where its flowers are eaten as vegetables, and Malaysia. It grows along forest edges and in disturbed areas.
Alpinia conchigera, the lesser alpinia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Zingiberaceae.
Rhizophora stylosa, the spotted mangrove, red mangrove, small stilted mangrove or stilt-root mangrove, is a tree in the family Rhizophoraceae. The specific epithet stylosa is from the Latin meaning "stylus form", referring to the flower.
Etlingera grandiflora is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Theodoric Valeton, and got its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera grandiflora is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. The species' range is Papua New Guinea. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Etlingera megalocheilos is a monocotyledonous species of flowering plant in the family Zingiberaceae. It was first described by William Griffith, and got its current name from Axel Dalberg Poulsen. Etlingera megalocheilos is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Etlingera linguiformis is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by William Roxburgh, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera linguiformis is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Rosemary Margaret Smith (1933–2004) was a Scottish botanist and illustrator who specialized in the taxonomy of the Zingiberaceae, or ginger family. Many of the species she classified and identified as being placed into improper genera were found in Asian countries, especially in the isolated island of Borneo.
Etlingera brachychila is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Henry Nicholas Ridley, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera brachychila belongs to the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae.
Etlingera harmandii is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by François Gagnepain, and got its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera harmandii is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Etlingera hemisphaerica is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Carl Ludwig von Blume, and got its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera hemisphaerica is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Etlingera loroglossa is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by François Gagnepain, and was given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera loroglossa is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae.
Etlingera punicea is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by William Roxburgh, and given its current name from Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera punicea is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae.
Etlingera gracilis is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Theodoric Valeton, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera gracilis is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae.
Etlingera pavieana is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre and François Gagnepain, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera pavieana is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Etlingera nasuta is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Karl Moritz Schumann, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera nasuta is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae.
Etlingera calycina is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Theodoric Valeton, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera calycina is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Etlingera dekockii is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Theodoric Valeton, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera dekockii is part of the genus Etlingera' and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Etlingera diepenhorstii is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Johannes Elias Teijsmann and Simon Binnendijk, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera diepenhorstii is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae.
