Pleione forrestii is accepted species in  the family Orchidaceae  subfamily: Epidendroideae, tribe: Arethuseae, subtribe: Coelogyninae,  
Genus Pleione   section: Pleione 
Infraspecific taxa recognized within Pleione forrestii: infraspecific taxa
This species is found in China (NW. Yunnan) to N. Indo-China.