Ormosia coccinea
| Ormosia coccinea | |
|---|---|
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| Huayruro seeds | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Ormosia |
| Species: | O. coccinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Ormosia coccinea (Aubl.) Jacks. | |
| Synonyms | |
| Robinia coccinea Aubl. | |
Ormosia coccinea is a plant that grows throughout the South Eastern North American countries, and all throughout South America. It produces beautiful red seeds with one black spot covering one-third of its surface. These seeds are used for jewelry and other decorative purposes.
The seeds are known as wayruru (Aymara,[2] also spelled huayruro, huayruru, wayruro) in Peru, where villagers believe them to be powerful good luck charms, and nene or chumico in Costa Rica. A French name is panacoco, but this more often applies to Swartzia tomentosa.
Kharisiri, a fat-sucking Andean folkloric creature, are said to carry wayruru beans in their pockets when they attack victims.[3]
References
- ^ Condit, R. (2020). "Ormosia coccinea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T62026741A176099492. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T62026741A176099492.en. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2015. (see: Pepa)
- ^ Canessa, Andrew (December 2000). "Fear and loathing on the kharisiri trail: Alterity and identity in the Andes". Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 6 (4): 705–720. doi:10.1111/1467-9655.00041. ISSN 1359-0987.