Weird that the two taxonomists disagree if they're both calling it 
Dendrophylax.  ;-)

Robert Riefer wrote:
>    Two taxonomists were attending an orchid show one day when one of the 
> pair, stopping at a vendor booth filled with blooming ghost orchids, said. 
> "Look at this beuatiful flower!  I call the members of this genus 
> Dendrophyllax, on which I defended my doctoral thesis." "It must have been a 
> very shallow study," scoffed the other taxonomist, "for I call this genus 
> Dendrophyllax." 
>    In an attempt to resolve their argument, they pointed to the orchid and 
> asked the grower, " What exactly would you call this?" The grower carefully 
> examined the plant taking note of its size, beauty, and number of flowers, 
> and said "for you two guys, call it ninety bucks."
>
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