Etlingera philippinensis is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Henry Nicholas Ridley, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera philippinensis is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae.
The species' range is the Philippines. 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