SIKKIM is home of many wild orchid varieties. Sikkim's state flower is Nobel orchid ( Dendobrium nobile Lindl.). Many beautiful variety of wild orchid blooms beside road of Sikkim specifically from month of February to July. Locally people name all variety of wild orchid just as Sunakhari. Here are some details of the most common wild orchid varieties of Sikkim.
Sikkim being a part of world 34th biodiversity hot spot (Eastern Himalaya), has been bliss with diverse flora and fauna.The purpose of this blog is to document plants of Sikkim, provide awareness to the people of land and to provide basic knowledge of plants to laymen.