The very flat fruits of the coin plant, Dalbergia monetaria, contain a few oval flat seeds the size of a half-dollar, which are used in necklaces and belts in Peru.
Indigenous to tropical America, the coin plant grows as a shrubby tree or vine. Its fruits often travel by river from its interior habitat to the Atlantic coast and nearby islands.
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