The Maconopsis gakyidiana was named after the country’s guiding development philosophy Gross National Happiness. Gakyid stands for “Happiness” and diana is the nomenclature term for the flower.With the discovery of Meconopsis gakyidiana, Meconopsis elongata and Meconopsis merakensis, Bhutan now has 15 Meconopsis species. Three of the Meconopsis species, Meconopsis bhutanica, Meconopsis superba and Meconopsis elongata are endemic to Bhutan. Meconopsis gakyidiana was found to be different from the typical Meconopsis grandis in several important characters such as plant life form, leaf arrangement, leaf color, shape of the flower and color of the petal. “Thereby warranting a separate identity of species rank.It is found only in Merak and Sakteng in Bhutan. “Meconopsis, which are similar in colour and are found in Paro, Haa and Bumthang are not Meconopsis gakyidiana. Therefore Bhutan has rich biodiversity covering 71% of its land.