Khonghampat Orchidarium

The Khonghampat Orchidarium () is a botanical garden in Imphal, Manipur. It is dedicated to the collection, cultivation, preservation and display of a wide range of 500 varieties of orchids found in Manipur. 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-April. This Orchidarium is the orchid centre of the Forest Department of Manipur.

 History 
The Khonghampat Orchidarium () was founded by the Manipur Forest Department in the year 1976. 
 Features 
The Khonghampat Orchidarium () covers an area of 200 acres of land.

Predominant genuses of the orchid species grown in the orchidarium include Vanda, Dendrobium and Rhynchostylis. A few of the species are the following:
Orchid speciesLocal namesLatin Roman transliterationsImagesVanda ampullacea (Ascocentrum ampullaceum) ꯅꯥꯆꯣꯝ ꯂꯩNachom LeithumbDendrobium chrysotoxumꯈꯣꯉꯨꯃꯦꯂꯩKhongumeleithumbDendrobium chrysanthumꯃꯦꯔꯥ ꯂꯩꯈꯝMera LeikhamthumbDendrobium moschatumꯏꯉꯥꯂꯩ (ꯏꯉꯦꯂꯩ) Engallei (Engellei, Ingallei, Ingellei) thumbDendrobium pendulumꯇꯥꯡꯀꯛꯂꯩTangkakleithumbDendrobium wardianumꯌꯦꯔꯨꯝ ꯂꯩ ꯇꯥꯡꯖꯧꯕꯤYerum Lei TangjoubithumbRhynchostylis retusaꯁꯝꯖꯤꯔꯩSamjireithumbVanda coeruleaꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯛꯂꯩKwakleithumb

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