Turczaninowia 19 (3): 5–58 (2016) ISSN 1560–7259 (print edition) DOI: 10.14258/turczaninowia.19.3.1 TURCZANINOWIA http://turczaninowia.asu.ru ISSN 1560–7267 (online edition) UDC 582.594(597) New and rare orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Cambodia and Laos L. V. Averyanov1, Khang Sinh Nguyen2, T. V. Maisak1, E. L. Konstantinov3, Tien Hiep Nguyen4, Somchanh Bounphanmy5 1Russian Academy of Sciences, Komarov Botanical Institute, Prof. Popov, 2; St. Petersburg, RF-197376, Russia. E-mail:
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[email protected] Key words: Cambodia, Laos, flora, Orchidaceae, plant diversity. Summary. Herbarium material collected in 2013–2015 in Cambodia and Laos provides 298 new localities for 167 orchid species (from 57 genera). Almost all reported locations are new on the territory of studied countries. These data provide substantial basis for understanding of present day distribution of rare species needed protection. Among reported species, 8 species are new for the flora of Cambodia (Bulbophyllum macranthum, B. orientale, B. physocoryphum, B. retusiusculum, Dendrobium pachyphyllum, Eria tenuiflora, Pholidota recurva, Thelasis pyg- maea) and 43 species are new for the flora of Laos (Bulbophyllum ambrosia, B.