Effusiella amparoana

This orchid, formerly classified as Pleurothallis amparoana, is about six inches tall and produces six inch spikes of these delightful hairy flowers, each of which is about a quarter inch in size and looks a bit like a hairy toilet bowl. It hails from Panama and Costa Rica.

For more pictures of this beautiful species see my blog at: ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2010/05/whats-bloom...