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Wild flowers: Wayaca (Guaiacum officinale)

juni 30, 2026

The popular and striking native local tree Guaiacum officinale has, in addition to its scientific name, several other names that vary from island to island and from location to location on the ABC-islands

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Wild flowers: Teku di palu (Tillandsia flexuosa)

mei 12, 2026

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The Teku di palu, also known as Yerba di cabai, tree bromeliad, or Tillandsia (Tillandsia flexuosa), is an epiphytic plant that grows in areas on the islands with high humidity.

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Wild flowers: Yerba di glas – Trompèt (Ipomoea incarnata)

januari 7, 2026

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Large, lilac to light pink flowers bloom beautifully in the early morning hours and close as soon as the daytime temperature rises and direct sunlight shines on them.

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Wild flowers: Priva lappulacea

december 4, 2025

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The flora of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao has many species that are often considered as mere pests or weeds when growing in undesired locations. Catstongue is a very good example.

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Wild flowers: Melochia tomentosa (Basora kòrá – Betonica)

oktober 23, 2025

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On Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, several plants grow whose Papiamento or Papiamentu name includes the word Basora (broom), and the Basora kòrá (Bonaire and Curaçao) or Betonica (Aruba) is one of them.

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Wild flowers: Makurá

september 24, 2025

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Bright red beans with a black dot are the feature of this plant that most people will recognize. The flowers are delicate and pink.

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Wild flowers: Cat’s claw

september 2, 2025

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The Papiamentu/o word uña means nail, and when this word is imbedded in the local name for a plant you can be sure there is some spiny element to the plant that can be nasty.

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Wild flowers – Indigofera tinctoria

juni 27, 2025

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The True Indigo or Indigofera tinctoria is not native to the islands but was introduced in colonial times.

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Wild flowers – Beyisima

mei 12, 2025

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One of the most conspicuous flowers you can find almost all over the place on all three islands of Aruba Bonaire and Curaçao is of the invasive plant called Beyisima, Beyísima or Coralita (Antigonon leptopus).

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Wild flowers: Melocactus macracanthos

april 14, 2025

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The month of April marks the flowering of the Melocactus locally called Milon di seru or Bushi (Melocactus macracanthos).

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