Etlingera brachychila

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Etlingera brachychila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Etlingera
Species:
E. brachychila
Binomial name
Etlingera brachychila
(Ridl.) R.M.Sm.

Etlingera brachychila is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Henry Nicholas Ridley, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith.[1] Etlingera brachychila belongs to the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae.[2][3]

Varieties[edit]

The species is divided into the following varieties:[2]

  • Etlingera brachychila var. brachychila
  • Etlingera brachychila var. vinosa

References[edit]

  1. ^ R.M.Sm., 1986 In: Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43: 243
  2. ^ a b Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A.; Didžiulis V., eds. (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS". Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. ^ WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families