Etlingera rosea is a monocotyledonous plant species described by Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera rosea is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae.

The species' range is the Moluccas. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

References B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm., 1986 In: Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43: 240 WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families