Meconopsis gakyidiana

species of plant

Meconopsis gakyidiana is a blue poppy. It was recently renamed.[1]

Blue Poppy

Another two new species of blue poppy were also discovered in addition to the national flower of Bhutan. They are named as Meconopsis merakensis and Meconopsis elongata. The new species can be found in Merak (མེ་རག), Sagteng (སག་སྟེང་) and Haa (ཧཱ) regions in Bhutan.

References change

  1. "National Flower renamed as Meconopsis Gakidiana". BBS news. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2018.