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De ñukchu Y ñukch'u S.(Bot Kind Sage Plant

Hanan Runasimi ñukch'u
Ima simi s.(bot)
English kind of sage; plant with yellow leaves and fruit; scarlet, tubular-shaped wild flower; a sacred flower of the Incas, symbolized on ceremonial vases and clothing, and thrown on the path before the passing Inca as he passed through the Empire (today, ñukchu is associated with Taytacha Temblores, the Lord of the Earthquakes, and it decorates the cross and is tossed from balconies by the faithful as the image is carried through the streets of Qosqo. In Qachin, ñukchu is used to decorate crosses for New Year’s residencia)
Espanol especie de salvia; planta de flores rojas y tubulares, de hojas y frutos amarillos; flor sagrada de los Inkas

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