Etlingera dalican is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer, and was given its current name by Axel Dalberg Poulsen. Etlingera dalican is part of the genus Etlingera, and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
References A.D.Poulsen, 2003 In: Blumea 48: 524 WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families