This orchid variety named Coelogyne pantlingii had been discovered by Indian botanist Sudhizong Lucksom in Sikkim in 2005. This floral beauty finds place among the 21 new orchid species as reported in WWF report in August 2009. Photograph courtesy Sudhizong Lucksom/WWF Nepal ALSO READ This was the closest i could go for PM Modi orchid Wikipedia fails to mention Sikkim Orchid named after Kalpana Chawla Coelogyne pantlingii, a new orchid species discovered in Sikkim in 2005 Sikkim Orchid variety named after Sonia Gandhi's grand daughter After Dendrobium Atal Bihari Vajpayee, its turn for Cymbidium NaMo
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