Turczaninowia Magazine . - 2000. - 3 (2). - C. 5-86. The article cites the new locations of 186 rare species of orchids from 72 genera collected in Vietnam during field work in 1998-1999, as well as those found in herbariums and private collections of EDS and Russia. Four genera (Bletilla, Stereosandra, Thunia, Yoania) and 29 species (Bletilla ochracea, Bulbophyllum macraei, B. modestum, B. parviflorum, B. schweliense, B. striatitepalum, Chiloschista trudelii, Calanthe mannii, Coelogyne malipoensis, Coelogyne scultesii, Cryptochilus lutea, Cymbidium erythraeum, C. lowianum, Eria carinata, Goodyera viridiflora, Holcoglossum wangii, Nervilia punctata, Panisea yunnanensis, Paphiopedilum dianthum, P. henryanum, P. micronthum, Phaius longicruris, Pholidota missionariorum, Ph. yunnanensis, Porpax lanii, Sarcoglyphis smithianus, Stereosandra javanica, Thunia alba, Yoania prainii) are found in Vietnam for the first time.