Etlingera sericea is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Henry Nicholas Ridley, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith.

[1] Etlingera sericea is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae.

[2][3] The species' range is Sumatra.

[2] No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

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