Etlingera coccinea
| Etlingera coccinea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Etlingera |
| Species: | E. coccinea
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| Binomial name | |
| Etlingera coccinea (Blume) S.Sakai & Nagam.
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Etlingera coccinea is a monocotyledonous species of flowering plant in the Zingiberaceae family, which is the ginger family. This plant is known for its strikingly beautiful and vivid red flowers that was first described by Carl Ludwig von Blume, and given its current name by S. Sakai and Hidetoshi Nagamasu.[1] Etlingera coccinea is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae.[2][3] No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.[2]
Etlingera coccinea is native to Southeast Asia, including countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. It typically grows in tropical forests, thriving in humid and warm environments.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ S.Sakai & Nagam., 2003 In: Edinburgh J. Bot. 60: 190
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families