Khonghampat Orchidarium

The Khonghampat Orchidarium (Meitei: Khonghampat Urei Leikol) is a botanical garden in Imphal, Manipur, India.[2] It is dedicated to the collection, cultivation, preservation and display of a wide range of 500 varieties of orchids found in Manipur.[1] It houses some of the rarest orchids in the world.[1] The peak blooming season of the orchid flowers is from April to July.[2][3] The finest visiting season is March to April.[4] This Orchidarium is the orchid centre of the Forest Department of Manipur.[5]

Khonghampat Orchidarium
(Meitei: Khonghampat Urei Leikol)
TypeBotanical Garden, Orchidarium
LocationKhonghampat, Imphal, Manipur, India
Area200 acres (81 ha)[1]
Opened1976
Owned byManipur Forest Department
Species500[1]
Collections500 orchid species including many from genuses - Dendrobium, Vanda and Rhynchostylis

History

The Khonghampat Orchidarium (Meitei: Khonghampat Urei Leikol) was founded by the Manipur Forest Department in the year 1976.[2]

Features

The Khonghampat Orchidarium (Meitei: Khonghampat Urei Leikol) covers an area of 200 acres of land.[6]

Predominant genuses of the orchid species grown in the orchidarium include Vanda, Dendrobium and Rhynchostylis.[2] A few of the species are the following:

Orchid species Local names Latin Roman transliterations Images
Vanda ampullacea (Ascocentrum ampullaceum) ꯅꯥꯆꯣꯝ ꯂꯩ Nachom Lei
Dendrobium chrysotoxum ꯈꯣꯉꯨꯃꯦꯂꯩ Khongumelei
Dendrobium chrysanthum ꯃꯦꯔꯥ ꯂꯩꯈꯝ Mera Leikham
Dendrobium moschatum ꯏꯉꯥꯂꯩ (ꯏꯉꯦꯂꯩ) Engallei (Engellei, Ingallei, Ingellei)
Dendrobium pendulum ꯇꯥꯡꯀꯛꯂꯩ Tangkaklei
Dendrobium wardianum ꯌꯦꯔꯨꯝ ꯂꯩ ꯇꯥꯡꯖꯧꯕꯤ Yerum Lei Tangjoubi
Rhynchostylis retusa ꯁꯝꯖꯤꯔꯩ Samjirei
Vanda coerulea ꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯛꯂꯩ Kwaklei

See also

References
  1. Travel House Guide to Incredible India. Travel House. 2004. ISBN 978-81-241-1063-8.
  2. Lisam, Khomdan Singh (2011). Encyclopaedia Of Manipur (3 Vol.). ISBN 978-81-7835-864-2.
  3. Ghosh, Joydeep (28 February 2019). General Knowledge of Northeast India: For All Psc and Competitive Exams. Educreation Publishing.
  4. Laveesh, Bhandari (2009). Indian States At A Glance 2008-09: Performance, Facts And Figures - North-East And Sikkim. Pearson Education India. ISBN 978-81-317-2348-7.
  5. Gupta, K. R. Gupta & Amita (2006). Concise Encyclopaedia of India. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-269-0639-0.
  6. Silas, Sandeep (1 November 2005). Discover India by Rail. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-207-2939-1.
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