Etlingera linguiformis is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by William Roxburgh, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera linguiformis 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: 246 WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families