Calypso bulbosa (Linnaeus) Oakes var. speciosa (Schlechter) Makino, J. Jap. Bot. 3: 25. 1926. 

 布袋兰 bu dai lan Calypso speciosa Schlechter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 228. 1919; Cytherea speciosa (Schlechter) Makino.  

Tuber ovoid to narrowly oblong, 1–3 × 0.5–0.9 cm, few noded. Leaf dark green, ovate or ovate-elliptic, 3.4–4.5 × 1.8– 2.8 cm, base subtruncate, apex acute; petiole-like stalk 2–4.5 cm. Inflorescence 10–14 cm, much taller than leaf, with 2 or 3 tubular sheaths; floral bract lanceolate, 15–18 × 1–2.2 mm, membranous, basal half tubular and embracing pedicel. Flower 25–40 mm in diam.; pedicel and ovary 17–20 mm, slender. Sepals and petals pale pinkish purple, linear-lanceolate, 14–18 ×1.5–3 mm, apex acute or acuminate; lip 12–20 × 8–14 mm; spurlike process extending beyond apex of blade, white with ochre-brown striations and tinged pale yellow toward apex, 14– 23 × 6–10 mm; auricles suberect, pale whitish pink, triangular, 3–4 × 5–6 mm; blade pale whitish pink with 3 clusters of white or pale yellow barbate hairs at base, 8–11 × ca. 5 mm. Column 7–10 mm. Fl. Apr–Jun. 2n = 28, 38. 

 Picea and other coniferous forests; 2900–3200 m. Gansu, Jilin, Nei Mongol, NW Sichuan, Xizang, NW Yunnan [Japan]. 

 Flowers of the Chinese plants possess a longer spurlike process that extends beyond the apex of the lip blade and are generally paler in color than the widespread European and N Asian typical variety of this species. Further critical comparison with authentic material of Calypso bulbosa var. speciosa from Japan would be desirable.