Etlingera sulfurea is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Richard Neville Parker, and got its current name from Rosemary Margaret Smith.

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

[2][3] The range of the species is in Burma.

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

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