Etlingera velutina is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Henry Nicholas Ridley, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera velutina is a member of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae .
The species is divided into the following varieties:
Etlingera var. longipedunculata Etlingera var. velutina
References R.M.Sm., 1986 In: Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43: 250 WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families