Etlingera brevilabrum is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Theodoric Valeton, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera brevilabrum is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
References R.M.Sm., 1986 In: Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43: 243 WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families