The Khonghampat Orchidarium ( mni, Khonghampat Urei Leikol) is a
botanical garden
A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...
in
Imphal, Manipur, India.
It is dedicated to the collection, cultivation, preservation and display of a wide range of 500 varieties of
orchids found in
Manipur
Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...
.
It houses some of the rarest orchids in the world.
The peak blooming season of the orchid flowers is from April to July.
The finest visiting season is March to April. This Orchidarium is the orchid centre of the Forest Department of Manipur.
History
The Khonghampat Orchidarium ( mni, Khonghampat Urei Leikol) was founded by the Manipur Forest Department in the year 1976.
Features
The Khonghampat Orchidarium ( mni, Khonghampat Urei Leikol) covers an area of 200 acres of land.
Predominant
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
es of the orchid
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
grown in the orchidarium include Vanda, Dendrobium and Rhynchostylis.
A few of the species are the following:
See also
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Imphal Peace Museum
The Imphal Peace Museum (IPM) ( mni, Imphal Aying-Achik Pukei Lankei Shanglen, ja, インパール平和資料館, Inpāru heiwa shiryōkan) is a World War II museum at the foothills of the Red Hills (Maibam Lokpa Ching) in Manipur, India. It is ...
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INA War Museum
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Kakching Garden
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Keibul Lamjao National Park
The Keibul Lamjao National Park ( mni, Keibul Lamjao Leipakki Lampak) is a national park in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur in India. It is in area, the only floating park in the world, located in North East India, and an integr ...
- world's only floating national park in Manipur, India
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Loktak Folklore Museum
The Loktak Folklore Museum ( mni, Loktak Khunnung Pukei Lankei Shanglen) or the Thanga Folklore Museum ( mni, Thanga Khunnung Pukei Lankei Shanglen) is a folk museum in Thanga Island in the Loktak lake of Manipur, India. It cares for and displays ...
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Manipur State Museum
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Manipur Zoological Garden
Manipur Zoological Garden ( mni, Manipur Sha-Uchek Thampham) is a zoo in Iroisemba, Manipur. It is the second habitat of Sangai (''Cervus eldi eldi''), the world's only dancing deer species, after the Keibul Lamjao National Park, the world's only ...
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Phumdi - Floating biomasses in Manipur, India
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Sekta Archaeological Living Museum
The Sekta Archaeological Living Museum ( mni, Sekta Kei) is a museum in Sekta village in the Indian state of Manipur. It is a protected archaeological site which is one of the six mounds identified in the area. It is known for its secondary burial ...
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Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary
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References
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Botanical gardens in India
Imphal
Orchid organizations
1976 establishments in Manipur