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Hipporkis
Thouars , in Nouv , Bull .Soc . Philom. Paris 1 (1809) , 317 .
Satyrieae. VIII. Gr. hippos (horse) , orchis(orchid) .Descriptive possibly of the two prominent , arcuate spurs of the dorsal sepal which give the flower the apperance of a horse's head with attached reins .
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