| Plants and trees found in the Caribbean literature Popular names | Scientific names (Genus, species, families) | Relevant literary texts or stories and legends | Characteristics, properties and symbolism |
| Kapok tree | Ceibapentandra (Bombacaceae) | The nights of the Cachiri (A. Jadfard) Tales of life and death (Ina Césaire) Délice and the kapok tree (X. Orville) I TitubaSalem witch (M. Condé) | Symbol of power, father figure force and resistance, symbol of death and terror, identity symbol, protector damnation of the soul, oracle, keeper of history, anthropo-morphism, knowledge |
| Acomat (Akoma) | Sideroxylon foetidissimum (Sapotaceae) | ITituba Salem witch (M. Condé) | Symbol of resistance Symbol of the anchoring Herculean strength |
| Cachiri | Manihot esculenta (Euphorbiaceae) | The nights of the Cachiri (A. Jadfard) | Clairvoyance Oracle Function Divinatory function |
| Curare | Strychnos toxifera (Loganiaceae) | The nights of the Cachiri (A. Jadfard) | Intoxicating, anaesthetic |
| Mapou | Pisonia fragrens (Myrtaceae) | I Tituba Salem witch (M. Condé) | Fear Fright Demons |
| Jacaranda tree | Delonix regia (Caesalpiniaceae) | I Tituba Salem witch (M. Condé) | Fear Fright Demons |
| Calebassier | Crescentia cujete (Bignoniaceae) | I Tituba Salem witch (M. Condé) | Fear Fright Demons |
| Dagame | Calycophyllum candidissimum (Rubiaceae) | Why? (Lydia Cabrera) | Fertility, paternity, Oracle, divination function |
| Cursed fig tree | Ficus citrifolia (Moraceae) | Masters of the dew (Jacques Roumain) | Link between heaven and Earth, regeneration, life guard, fertility |
| Blue flowered Jacaranda tree | Jacaranda mimosifolia (Bignoniaceae) | The blue-flowered Jacaranda tree (J L. Baghio’O) | Genesis, reading of history, identity, freedom, resistance, renewal, refoundation, divinity, Native American heritage, cultural polysynthetism |
| Siguine | Dieffenbachia seguine (Araceae) | A dish of pork with green bananas (S. and A. Schwarz-Bart) | Hallucination, evocation of memories, recall of the homeland, inner journey |
| Bean (leaves) | Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) | Rue Cases-nègres (J. Zobel) | Magical-religious, healing |
| Cabouya | Furcraea tuberosa (Agavaceae) | La Rue Cases-nègres (J. Zobel) | Magical-religious, healing |
| Mauve | Malva sylvestris (Malvaceae) | Why? (Lydia Cabrera) | Poison, Resistance, weapon of war against colonists, revolution |
| Manioc | Manihot esculenta (Euphorbiaceae) | Macunaíma (M de Andrade) | Magical power, strength and force |