Red sealing - wax palm is a slender multi - stemmed , slow growing clustering palm tree that has bright red crownshaft and leaf sheaths. Grande Riviere is a rural village situated on the north coast of Trinidad. It gets its name from the large river which runs through it flowing into the Caribean sea. Grande Riviere beach is a primary nesting location for Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) on the northeast coast of the island.