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Maxillaria
Ruiz & Pavon ,Fl. Peruv. Prodr. ( 1794) , 116 ,t. 25 .
Maxillarieae .II,III, IV ,. Lat . maxilla (jaw-bone) . In allusion to the yawning flowers and the fancied resemblance (in some of the species ) of the column and lip , as seen from the side , to the jaws of an insect .
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