Etlingera pauciflora is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Henry Nicholas Ridley, and was given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera pauciflora 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: 248 WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families