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Etlingera longipetiolata is a wild rhizomatous ginger from the rainforests of Borneo (Sarawak), known mainly from its natural habitat rather than cultivation. Like other Etlingera, it grows best in humid, shaded tropical conditions with consistently moist soil.
Etlingera longipetiolata is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith, and given its current name from Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera longipetiolata belongs to the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Etlingera albolutea · Etlingera amomoides · Etlingera angustifolia · Etlingera apus-hang · Etlingera araneosa · Etlingera aurantia · Etlingera australasica · Etlingera baculutea · Etlingera balikpapanensis · Etlingera baramensis · Etlingera barioensis · Etlingera belalongensis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Etlingera longipetiolata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
