Common Name: Cat’s Claw BlackbeadPapiamento Name: DabaruidaScientific Name:  Pithecellobium unguis‑cati L. Pithecellobium unguis‑cati is a shrub or small tree in the legume family (Fabaceae) that thrives in dry, rocky, or

Common Name: Calabash TreePapiamento Name: CalbasScientific Name: Crescentia cujete L. Calbas is a small to medium‑sized evergreen tree that typically reaches around 6 to 10 metres in height under natural conditions. It is best

Common Name: Wild Mesple / Rat‑applePapiamento Name: BushicuriScientific Name: Morisonia americana L. Morisonia americana is a shrub or small tree belonging to the caper family (Capparaceae), native to the Caribbean,

Common Name: –Papiamento Name: TakiScientific Name: Geoffroea spinosa Jacq. Geoffroea spinosa is a deciduous, spiny tree native to the ABC islands and parts of tropical South America. In Aruba, it

Common Name: UnknownPapiamento Name: Pal’i Siya BlancoScientific Name: Bursera karsteniana The Pal’i Siya Blanco is a small, drought-adapted tree endemic to the ABC islands—meaning it naturally occurs only in Aruba,

Common Name: Sea GrapePapiamento Name: Druif / Druif di LamaScientific Name: Melicoccus bijugatus Sea Grape is a hardy, coastal tree often seen along beaches, dunes, and tropical shorelines throughout the

Common Name: Spanish Lime / Quenepa / MamoncilloPapiamento Name: KenepaScientific Name: Melicoccus bijugatus The Kenepa is a graceful, evergreen tree with a dense, rounded crown. Its bark is smooth, gray

Common Name:  Roughbark, lignum-vitae,Papiamento Name: Wayaca / Wayaká Scientific Name: Guaiacum officinale Wayaca, or Guaiacum officinale, is an indigenous evergreen hardwood tree in Aruba, known for its dense, very hard wood

Common Name:  Watapana / Divi‑DiviPapiamento Name: Watapana / Divi‑DiviScientific Name: Caesalpinia coriaria (synonym Libidibia coriaria) Watapana is one of Aruba’s most iconic trees, shaped by the trade winds into bent,

Common Name:  Buttonwood, Button MangrovePapiamento Name: FofotiScientific Name: Conocarpus erectus Conocarpus erectus, commonly known as Buttonwood or Fofoti, is a salt-tolerant, coastal tree found throughout the Caribbean and tropical Americas.

Common Name: Coral Tree, MulunguPapiamento Name: Palo di BoonchiScientific Name: Erythrina velutina Willd. Erythrina velutina is a leguminous tree native to parts of South America (Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela,

Common Name: KibrahachaPapiamento Name: KibrahachaScientific Name: Tabebuia billbergii (also seen as Handroanthus billbergii) The Kibrahacha is a true spectacle of Aruba’s dry forest, famous for its sudden bursts of bright

Common Name: Brazilwood, Mexican LogwoodPapiamento Name: BrasilScientific Name: Haematoxylum brasiletto The Brazil tree is a slow-growing, flowering native known for its historical and ecological importance. Reaching 4–5 meters in height,

Common Name: Gumbo LimboPapiamento Name: Pal’isia CoraScientific Name: Bursera simaruba The Gumbo Limbo is easily recognized by its smooth, reddish bark that peels away in thin, papery strips—earning it the