Ormosia coccinea

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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,[1] also spelled huayruro, huayruru, wayruro) in Peru, where villagers believe them to be powerful good luck charmsScript error: No such module "Unsubst"., 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.[2]

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Necklance made of Ormosia coccinea seeds with small black beads between them

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