Scientific or common name:

Nicolaia elatior (Jack) Horan.

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ZINGIBERACEAE - Ginger family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Nicolaia elatior (Jack) Horan.
Rank: species
See: ► Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm.

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Common names

U.S. name: Torch-ginger
English name: Philippine waxflower
English name: torch-ginger
Spanish name: boca de dragón

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm.
= Phaeomeria magnifica (Roscoe) K. Schum.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Zingiberidae
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Nicolaia
Species:

1) Nicolaia elatior (Jack) Horan.

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Zingiberaceae)
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1) Aframomum 2) Alpinia 3) Amomum (cardamom) 4) Boesenbergia 5) Catimbium (alpinia) 6) Curcuma 7) Elettaria 8) Etlingera (waxflower) 9) Hedychium (garland-lily) 10) Hitchenia 11) Kaempferia 12) Languas (alpinia) 13) Nicolaia (waxflower) 14) Phaeomeria (waxflower) 15) Renealmia 16) Zingiber (ginger)

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Common names (Nicolaia)
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1) Torch-ginger (Nicolaia elatior)

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More species:
1) Nicoteba betonica (L.) Lindau [163]
2) Nicotiana affinis T. Moore [154]
3) Nicotiana alata Link & Otto [2299]
4) Nicotiana bigelovii (Torr.) S. Watson [148]
5) Nicotiana bigelovii (Torr.) S. Watson var. quadrivalvis (Pursh) Eastw. [88]
6) Nicotiana langsdorffii Weinm. [319]
7) Nicotiana tabacum L. [3379]
8) Niebla laevigata Rundel & Bowler [125]
9) Nierembergia viscosa Torr. [225]
10) Niopa peregrina (L.) Britton & Rose [136]

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