I have this orchid (or what I assume to be an orchid) growing in the fork of one of my feature marula trees around the pool.
We saw similar ones when I did my field guiding course and was told that they are leopard orchids (ansellia africana). I have looked them up on the internet and I think this might not be one – if the article on the net is correct? Leopard orchids flower in the dry winter months and have more purple markings. The flowers also seem to grow upwards whereas mine hang down like this
The plant is an epiphyte, so it does not have roots in the ground – it just sits quite happily in the fork of two branches and sends little roots into the bark of the marula tree. ( The marula tree does not seem to mind.)
Anyone have any resources that could help confirm identification?