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Also known as Pleurothallis cypripedioides or Stelis cypripedioides, this charming little orchid hails from Ecuador and Peru. The name "cypripedioides" refers to the flowers' fancied resemblance to the flowers of a Lady's Slipper, a Cypripedium. The flowers are lined with hairs which can be seen more clearly in the photo below. What purpose these hairs serve I do not know but I assume they have something to do with polloination.

Effusiella or Pleurothallis cypripediodes is named for the fancied resemblance of its flowers to those of the Lady's Slipper. It is a small plant, two to three inches tall with flowers that are less than half an inch in size. The flowers bloom successively on thin pendant spikes that produce flowers over a very long period of time. It is from Ecuador and Peru. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2012/08/effusiella-cyprip...