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Wild flowers: the starry flower of the Red Mangrove

maart 30, 2026

The Red Mangrove or Mangel tan (Rhizophora mangel) as it is called in Papiamentu, is known as the mangrove tree with the stilt roots that grows in the salt water of the sea.

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Wild flowers: Yerba di sas (Jacquemontia nodiflora/ Convolvulus nodiflorus)

maart 5, 2026

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Our islands have multiple species of plants that belong to the Morning glory family in the wild. One of the most inconspicuous but also one of the most delicate of them is what we call the Yerba di sas

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Wild flowers: the wild Hibiscus

februari 17, 2026

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Did you know Curaçao has its very own wild Hibiscus plant called Rosita in Papiamentu or Brazilian rosemallow in English.

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Wild flowers: Ceratosanthes palmata

september 16, 2025

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The plant known scientifically as Ceratosanthes palmata occurs on all three ABC-islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao .

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Wild flowers: Indju, Kwihi, Palu di Kuida

augustus 20, 2025

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Have you ever noticed the flowers of the Indju, Kwihi or Palu di Kuida tree, also called Mesquite.

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Wild flowers: Hilu di diabel

augustus 12, 2025

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The Hilu di Diabel is very easy to recognize. If you see a bush along the side of the road that is covered with long orange-yellow tentacle-like threads, then you have located a specimen of Dodder

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Wild flowers – Bourreria succulenta

juni 19, 2025

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A tree that will lose its leaves when the drought keep going on, but is also often the last one to drop all its leaves when it gets to dry.

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Wild flowers – Bringamosa

mei 21, 2025

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Everyone with a good knowledge of nature on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao know that the Bringamosa plant has a very close relationship with the Flaira.

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Wild flowers: Castor bean

maart 24, 2025

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If you look closely at the flower cone on the photo you will see that it consists of 2 different kinds of flowers; creamy rounded ones on the underside and reddish ones on the upper side.

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Wild flowers: Bini-bini

maart 4, 2025

Michelle Pors-da Costa Gomez

The Bini-Bini was first discovered in the Caribbean by one Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin in the period between 1755 and 1759. In 1773 the plant was found in Florida by William Bartram.

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