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.
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Tower@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 342d
Looks like the sign is real, but has a spelling error. Should be bulbophyllum.
kunegis@feddit.org · 3 pts · 342d
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 · 2 pts · 338d
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.