Etlingera is a genus of Indo-Pacific terrestrial and perennial herbs in the ginger family Zingiberaceae consisting of more than 100 different species found mostly near the equator.Some of the larger species have leafy shoots reaching almost 10 metres high and the bases of these shoots are so stout as to seem almost woody. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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