Etlingera heliconiifolia is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Karl Moritz Schumann, and got its current name from Axel Dalberg Poulsen. Etlingera heliconiifolia is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
References A.D.Poulsen, 2010 In: Blumea 55: 64 WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families