Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm.

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Synonyms:	Nicolaia elatior (Jack) Horan. Phaeomeria magnifica (Roscoe) K. Schum.
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Etlingera elatior
African Plant Database: Etlingera elatior
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Etlingera elatior
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Etlingera elatior
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Etlingera elatior
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Etlingera elatior
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Etlingera elatior
JSTOR Plant Science: Etlingera elatior
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Etlingera elatior
Plants of the World Online: Etlingera elatior
Tropicos: Etlingera elatior
Wikipedia: Etlingera elatior

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Etlingera elatior.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=211340, retrieved 30 November 2025

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