PLANTS Profile for Etlingera elatior (torch-ginger)

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PLANTS Profile

Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm.
torch-ginger

Symbol:

ETEL

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Zingiberaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

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Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm.

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Synonyms:
Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm.

	NIEL	Nicolaia elatior (Jack) Horan.
	PHMA27	Phaeomeria magnifica (Roscoe) K. Schum.

Distribution:
Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm.


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Related Taxa:
Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm.

View 12 genera in Zingiberaceae, 2 species in Etlingera

Classification:
Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Zingiberidae
Order	Zingiberales
Family	Zingiberaceae – Ginger family
Genus	Etlingera Giseke – waxflower
Species	Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm. – torch-ginger

Introduced Information:
Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502458.

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 07:23 AM CDT