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{{Short description|Botanical garden in Manipur, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox park
|name = Khonghampat Orchidarium <br /> ({{langx|mni|Khonghampat Urei Leikol}})
|image = Vanda coerulea orchid blooms from manipur.jpg
|location = Khonghampat, [[Imphal, Manipur]], India
|type = [[Botanical Garden]], Orchidarium
|size_ha =
|species = 500<ref name="Travel House">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TT_u45_WfCUC&dq=khonghampat+orchidarium+500+different+varieties+orchids+.+Spread+over+200+acres+some+rarest+orchids+world&pg=PA166|title=Travel House Guide to Incredible India|date=2004|publisher=Travel House|isbn=978-81-241-1063-8|language=en}}</ref>
|plants =
|opened = 1976
|owner = Manipur Forest Department
|collections = 500 orchid species including many from genera - [[Dendrobium]], [[Vanda]] and [[Rhynchostylis]]
|area = {{cvt|200|acre}}<ref name="Travel House"/>
}}
The '''Khonghampat Orchidarium''' ({{langx|mni|Khonghampat Urei Leikol}}) is a [[botanical garden]] in [[Imphal, Manipur]], India.<ref name="Lisam 2011">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z6d-IyINtk4C&dq=khonghampat+orchidarium&pg=PA586|title=Encyclopaedia Of Manipur (3 Vol.)|last=Lisam|first=Khomdan Singh|date=2011|publisher=Gyan Publishing House |isbn=978-81-7835-864-2|language=en}}</ref> It is dedicated to the collection, cultivation, preservation and display of a wide range of 500 varieties of [[orchids]] found in [[Manipur]].<ref name="Travel House"/> It houses some of the rarest orchids in the world.<ref name="Travel House"/> The peak blooming season of the orchid flowers is from April to July.<ref name="Lisam 2011"/><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1o-HDwAAQBAJ&dq=With+sites+like+the+Khonghampat+Orchidarium%2C+Manipur+is+also+famous+for+its+natural+beauty.&pg=PA75|title=General Knowledge of Northeast India: For All Psc and Competitive Exams|last=Ghosh|first=Joydeep|date=2019-02-28|publisher=Educreation Publishing|language=en}}</ref> The finest visiting season is March to April.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pth_7qgEN7IC&dq=khonghampat+orchidarium+finest+time+to+see+these+blooms+is+in+March+-+April+&pg=PA28|title=Indian States At A Glance 2008-09: Performance, Facts And Figures - North-East And Sikkim|last=Laveesh|first=Bhandari|date=2009|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=978-81-317-2348-7|language=en}}</ref> This Orchidarium is the orchid centre of the Forest Department of Manipur.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9dNOT9iYxcMC&dq=khonghampat+orchidarium+orchid+Forest+Department+&pg=PA1159|title=Concise Encyclopaedia of India|last=Gupta|first=K. R. Gupta & Amita|date=2006|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-269-0639-0|language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
The Khonghampat Orchidarium ({{langx|mni|Khonghampat Urei Leikol}}) was founded by the Manipur Forest Department in the year 1976.<ref name="Lisam 2011"/>

== Features ==
The Khonghampat Orchidarium ({{langx|mni|Khonghampat Urei Leikol}}) covers an area of 200 acres of land.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gL7pGaL3vooC&dq=khonghampat+orchidarium&pg=PA30|title=Discover India by Rail|last=Silas|first=Sandeep|date=2005-11-01|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd|isbn=978-81-207-2939-1|language=en}}</ref>

Predominant genera of the orchid species grown in the orchidarium include Vanda, Dendrobium and Rhynchostylis.<ref name="Lisam 2011"/> A few of the species are the following:
{| class="wikitable"
!Orchid species
!Local names
!Latin Roman transliterations
!Images
|-
|[[Vanda ampullacea]] (Ascocentrum ampullaceum)
|ꯅꯥꯆꯣꯝ ꯂꯩ
|Nachom Lei
|[[File:Vanda_ampullacea_(Roxb.)_L.M.Gardiner,_Phytotaxa_61_48_(2012)_(49709793578).jpg|thumb]]
|-
|[[Dendrobium chrysotoxum]]
|ꯈꯣꯉꯨꯃꯦꯂꯩ
|Khongumelei
|[[File:Orchidaceae Dendrobium chrysotoxum 1.jpg|thumb]]
|-
|[[Dendrobium chrysanthum]]
|ꯃꯦꯔꯥ ꯂꯩꯈꯝ
|Mera Leikham
|[[File:Dendrobium chrysanthum Orchi 11.jpg|thumb]]
|-
|[[Dendrobium moschatum]]
|ꯏꯉꯥꯂꯩ (ꯏꯉꯦꯂꯩ)
|Engallei (Engellei, Ingallei, Ingellei)
|[[File:Dendrobium moschatum (Ecological Botanical Gardens 2015 - 03).jpg|thumb]]
|-
|[[:wikispecies:Dendrobium pendulum|Dendrobium pendulum]]
|ꯇꯥꯡꯀꯛꯂꯩ
|Tangkaklei
|[[File:Dendrobium pendulum - Shatin Orchid Show, Hong Kong- (9255247500) - cropped.jpg|thumb]]
|-
|[[:c:Dendrobium wardianum|Dendrobium wardianum]]
|ꯌꯦꯔꯨꯝ ꯂꯩ ꯇꯥꯡꯖꯧꯕꯤ
|Yerum Lei Tangjoubi
|[[File:Flowergrowersgui61898wrig 0019.jpg|thumb]]
|-
|[[Rhynchostylis retusa]]
|ꯁꯝꯖꯤꯔꯩ
|Samjirei
|[[File:Fox tail orchid(Rhynchostylis retusa) (35040524830).jpg|thumb]]
|-
|[[Vanda coerulea]]
|ꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯛꯂꯩ
|Kwaklei
|[[File:Vanda coerulea Orchi 6054.jpg|thumb]]
|}

== See also ==
* [[Imphal Peace Museum]]
* [[INA War Museum]]
* [[Kakching Garden]]
* [[Keibul Lamjao National Park]] - world's only floating national park in Manipur, India
* [[Loktak Folklore Museum]]
* [[Manipur State Museum]]
* [[Manipur Zoological Garden]]
* [[Phumdi]] - Floating biomasses in Manipur, India
* [[Sekta Archaeological Living Museum]]
* [[Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Botanical gardens in India]]
[[Category:Imphal]]
[[Category:Orchid organizations]]
[[Category:1976 establishments in Manipur]]

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