Meconopsis gakyidiana (ཚེར་སྔོན་མེ་ཏོག in Dzongkha[2]) is a species of blue poppy native to Eastern Bhutan, Western Arunachal Pradesh of India and Southern Xizang of China. It is the national flower of Bhutan.[3]
Meconopsis gakyidiana is a loose tuft-forming plant with short rhizomes and tall stems. Leaves are more or less alternate on the main stem and they are yellowish-green in color. Flowers are bowl-shaped and they usually change color from purple to blue, often pale blue-tinged with purple. Sometimes, flowers are dark red but this is rare. It is similar to Meconopsis baileyi but differs from by having bowl-shaped flowers with distinctly concave petals, orange-coloured thecae and longer style.[4]
Taxonomyedit
The national flower of Bhutan was thought previously to be Meconopsis grandis (previously treated as M. grandis subsp. orientalis). In 2017, following a collaboration between the Blue Poppy Society, Japan, and the National Biodiversity Center, Bhutan, it was found that this was a misidentification. Specimens collected by Frank Kingdon-Ward in 1938 on the Indian side of the border and by George Sherriff in 1934 in Bhutan have for a long time been treated as M. grandis. However, they differ significantly from typical plants of this species. Accordingly, a new species was described, Meconopsis gakyidiana.[4][5] The specific epithet is derived from gakyi which is a Dzongkha word for happiness. The plant was named with the inspiration derived from the Bhutanese Development Philosophy of Gross National Happiness.[6][7]
Another two new species of blue poppy were also described in addition to M. gakyidiana, Meconopsis merakensis and Meconopsis elongata. The new species can be found in Merak (མེ་རག), Sagteng (སག་སྟེང་) and Haa (ཧཱ) regions in Bhutan.[4]
Distribution and habitatedit
Meconopsis gakyidiana is currently distributed across eastern Bhutan, western Arunachal Pradesh in India, and southern Xizang (Tibet), from 3,700–4,300 m in elevation.[4] It grows in the open shrubberies, lush pastures, beside rubble walls in grazing grounds, rarely on the sunny edge of sub-alpine forests, gregariously growing together with shrubs and other tall herbs.[4]
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meconopsis, gakyidiana, dzongkha, species, blue, poppy, native, eastern, bhutan, western, arunachal, pradesh, india, southern, xizang, china, national, flower, bhutan, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clad. Meconopsis gakyidiana ཚ ར ས ན མ ཏ ག in Dzongkha 2 is a species of blue poppy native to Eastern Bhutan Western Arunachal Pradesh of India and Southern Xizang of China It is the national flower of Bhutan 3 Meconopsis gakyidiana Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Order Ranunculales Family Papaveraceae Genus Meconopsis Species M gakyidiana Binomial name Meconopsis gakyidianaTosh Yoshida Yangzom amp D G Long 1 Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy 3 Distribution and habitat 4 ReferencesDescription editMeconopsis gakyidiana is a loose tuft forming plant with short rhizomes and tall stems Leaves are more or less alternate on the main stem and they are yellowish green in color Flowers are bowl shaped and they usually change color from purple to blue often pale blue tinged with purple Sometimes flowers are dark red but this is rare It is similar to Meconopsis baileyi but differs from by having bowl shaped flowers with distinctly concave petals orange coloured thecae and longer style 4 Taxonomy editThe national flower of Bhutan was thought previously to be Meconopsis grandis previously treated as M grandis subsp orientalis In 2017 following a collaboration between the Blue Poppy Society Japan and the National Biodiversity Center Bhutan it was found that this was a misidentification Specimens collected by Frank Kingdon Ward in 1938 on the Indian side of the border and by George Sherriff in 1934 in Bhutan have for a long time been treated as M grandis However they differ significantly from typical plants of this species Accordingly a new species was described Meconopsis gakyidiana 4 5 The specific epithet is derived from gakyi which is a Dzongkha word for happiness The plant was named with the inspiration derived from the Bhutanese Development Philosophy of Gross National Happiness 6 7 Another two new species of blue poppy were also described in addition to M gakyidiana Meconopsis merakensis and Meconopsis elongata The new species can be found in Merak མ རག Sagteng སག ས ང and Haa ཧ regions in Bhutan 4 Distribution and habitat editMeconopsis gakyidiana is currently distributed across eastern Bhutan western Arunachal Pradesh in India and southern Xizang Tibet from 3 700 4 300 m in elevation 4 It grows in the open shrubberies lush pastures beside rubble walls in grazing grounds rarely on the sunny edge of sub alpine forests gregariously growing together with shrubs and other tall herbs 4 References edit Meconopsis gakyidiana Tosh Yoshida Yangzom amp D G Long The International Plant Names Index Retrieved 2021 01 31 Blue Poppy the National Flower Bhutan Biodiversity Atlas Bhutan Biodiversity Atlas Retrieved 23 May 2020 National flower renamed as Meconopsis gakyidiana BBS BBS 30 March 2017 Retrieved 22 May 2020 a b c d e Yangzom Rinchen Long David Yoshida Toshio 2017 01 17 Dancing Butterflies of the East Himalayas New Meconopsis Species from East Bhutan Arunachal Pradesh and South Tibet Sibbaldia The International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture 14 69 96 doi 10 24823 Sibbaldia 2016 193 National flower Blue Poppy is a new species KuenselOnline kuenselonline com Retrieved 22 May 2020 The National Flower Of Bhutan Found To Be A New Species Ministry of Agriculture and Forests Retrieved 22 May 2020 National Flower Renamed as Meconopsis Gakidiana BBS news 2017 03 30 Retrieved 31 August 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meconopsis gakyidiana amp oldid 1206943304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
