This was one of the first two Stanhopea species that I obtained (along with one Stan lietzei) there is over (much over!) twenty years. Supposedly both were collected by a Japanese fisherman in the region of the county of Registro (State of São Paulo, Brazil). If the origin of the plant is proven correct, it is probably Stanhopea minor, described by Schlechter to Brazil in 1917. Happy Mardi Gras to all!