Etlingera yunnanensis is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Te Lin Wu and Sen Jen Chen, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera yunnanensis 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: 251 WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families