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Botanical garden in Manipur, India
The Khonghampat Orchidarium (Meitei: Khonghampat Urei Leikol) is a botanical garden 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. 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 (Meitei: Khonghampat Urei Leikol) was founded by the Manipur Forest Department in the year 1976.

Features

The Khonghampat Orchidarium (Meitei: Khonghampat Urei Leikol) 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: