Rodriguezia secunda

This is an orchid that can be found fromThe Leeward and Windward Islands, Trinidad, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Surinam, Guyana, Fr Guiana to Brazil.  Bought it from Song Orchids a few years back.  It has beautiful bright pinkish red flowers arranged in a neat row down the drooopng flower spike.

It is a warm loving orchid so we've got the perfect weather for it here in Singapore.  Sometimes 3 to 4 flower spikes are produced together in response to some environmental trigger.

The flower has a "tail" which i suppose has a bit of sugary reward for its intended pollinators.  That may explain why ants are attracted to the flowers.