Diminutive of achira. Pepas, beads or seeds of the achurú. Achira is one of the common denominations of a plant also known as achera, achurú, bardana, papantla, reed, maraca, sago, capacho, biri, cucuyús, juquián, chisgua, risgua. Its scientific name is Canna indica or Canna coccinea and belongs to the family Cannaceae.
ACHIRILLA achira , quechua achuy , sneeze red carnacea plant, very common in ornate gardens. It is up to 3 meters high, large leaves. In Colombia : sago or chisgua . In Venezuela : capacho , maraca , zulu or pericaguá . In Peru and Ecuador : achera or atzera . In Brazil : biri in Mexico : railing, acaxiochitl or papantla .
