Catasetum albovirens - a female flower

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Well, this is kind of a pitiful little thing! Holst's book says this species produces smallish flowers on very large plants. My plant is very, very small; there is just the one flower.
I believe that the sex of the flowers is due more to the size and health of the plant than the amount of light - in the past, I have only had female flowers on very old, large, overgrown plants.
And, I grow all my catasetinae in very bright light.
The flower is about 2cm across; plant has pseudobulbs about 2" tall. Small. No scent that I can detect...then again, I could inhale the whole flower trying.