• Tower@lemmy.zip
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    1 month ago

    Looks like the sign is real, but has a spelling error. Should be bulbophyllum.

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      1 month ago

      Yes, it’s clearly a mistake. Bulbophyllum and Dendrobium are the two largest orchid genera, and they are both sister taxa.

      It’s funny to see such a blatant and funny typo on a recently-built sign in Singapore. Did someone do it on purpose?

      • Iridae@mander.xyz
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        1 month ago

        You’d be surprised how many misspelt names (both species and hybrids) I see at orchid shows here every year… Nobody seems to double-check any of this stuff, so unless the person authorising the final draft actually knows how it’s supposed to be spelt, I can easily see how this kind of typo slipped through.