Etlingera polycarpa is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Karl Moritz Schumann, and given its current name from Axel Dalberg Poulsen. Etlingera polycarpa 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: 525 WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families