Stenia pallida
 

This small plant with proportionally large flowers was known to occur in the northern parts of the South American Continent, but recently the species was found as south as in the Brazilian State of Bahia. The flowers found there have thinner segments and are not so graceful as the northmost parents. The genus has some twenty species, not often seen in cultivation. These plants have fan-like arranged leaves and no pseudo bulbs. They are epiphyte and the growth habit is sympodial.
The flower has a intriguing sac like lip with a frontal hole.
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Wow, stunning pictures as ever Mauro. :cheer:

The lip is really interesting, from the thumbnails it looks almost like a slipper.

Great to see something unusual like this, thanks.

I was just gonna say the lip looks like a slipper almost! You got to it first Rosie!! Thanks for sharing Mauro!

I like it a lot!

It looks like a slipper crossed with a Cymbidium, or a Vanda, or I don't know what.

Cool... I've got one of those. Almost lost it when i tried to get it to grow on a slab of tree fern but it recovered and has been flourishing ever since. When it blooms I'll take a pic for you guys to see.

Wow! A Cymbidium with a pouch. I love it.

Kim

I love the Stenias, and I'm looking to add one to my collection (the closest I've gotten to it is Keferstenia, which is very different). Neat plant. :)

:drool:
I really like that one! To me, it looks like the plant is an Angraecum while the flower is like a Stanhopea cross with a Paph. Very cool and definitely on my "list."