Lilium leichtlinii Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 93 t. 5673 (1867).
Lectotype.
Designated here: Japan, herbarium Hookerianum 1867 "from Mr Veitch, Japan, received 1867" fl? July. 5673. Bot. Mag." [K-000464729] (K, lecto.!)
Key to subspecies of Lilium leichtlinii
| 1 | Flowers with perianth segments yellow, filaments and style pale yellow, Japan | subsp. Lilium leichtlinii leichtlinii |
| 2 | Flowers with perianth segments orange to dark brownish-red, filaments and style pale pinkish-orange, China, Japan, Korea, Russia | subsp. Lilium leichtlinii maximowiczii |