Etlingera valida is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Karl Moritz Schumann, and given its current name by Axel Dalberg Poulsen.

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

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

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

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