| Etlingera elatior |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Clade: |
Commelinids |
| Order: |
Zingiberales |
| Family: |
Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: |
Etlingera |
| Species: |
E. elatior |
| Binomial name |
Etlingera elatior
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| Synonyms |
- Alpinia acrostachya Steud.
- Alpinia elatior Jack
- Alpinia magnifica Roscoe
- Alpinia speciosa (Blume) D.Dietr.
- Amomum tridentatum (Kuntze) K.Schum.
- Bojeria magnifica (Roscoe) Raf.
- Cardamomum magnificum (Roscoe) Kuntze
- Cardamomum tridentatum Kuntze
- Diracodes javanica Blume
- Elettaria speciosa Blume
- Etlingera elatior var. pileng Ongsakul & C.K.Lim
- Hornstedtia imperialis (Lindl.) Ridl.
- Nicolaia elatior (Jack) Horan.
- Nicolaia imperialis Horan.
- Nicolaia intermedia Valeton
- Nicolaia magnifica (Roscoe) K.Schum. ex Valeton
- Nicolaia speciosa (Blume) Horan.
- Phaeomeria magnifica (Roscoe) K.Schum.
- Phaeomeria speciosa (Blume) Koord.
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Etlingera elatior (also known as torch ginger, among other names) is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the family Zingiberaceae; it is native to Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and New Guinea.
The showy pink flowers are used in decorative arrangements, and are an important ingredient in food across Southeast Asia.