
Trees & flora
Boekenhout
Rapanea melanophloeos, commonly known as Cape Beech, Kaapse Boekenhout or IsiCalabi, is a dense, graceful, evergreen tree that is native to the afromontane forests of Southern Africa.
Spesie-insigte
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 3,175 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Cape Beech is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
3,175 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Cape Beech aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor Suid-Afrika
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Cape beech
Gee terug aan Pietersfontein Conservancy
Vanaf R 620 per nag
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Spekboom · Outeniqua yellowwood
Gee terug aan Revive Knysna
Vanaf R 2,310 per nag
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · King protea · Sugarbush
Vanaf R 965 per nag
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · King protea · Sugarbush
Vanaf R 4,009 per nag
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Angulate tortoise · Wild olive
Prys op aanvraag
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Woud-bioom · Arum lily · Krantz aloe
Vanaf R 457 per nag
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Outeniqua yellowwood
Vanaf R 287 per nag
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Woud-bioom · Arum lily · Krantz aloe
Vanaf R 294 per nag
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Southern rock agama · Tree fuchsia
Vanaf R 190 per nag
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Blue wildebeest · Plains zebra
Vanaf R 480 per nag
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Real yellowwood · Chacma baboon
Vanaf R 130 per nag
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Real yellowwood · Chacma baboon
Vanaf R 200 per nag
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Chacma baboon · Bushbuck
Vanaf R 360 per nag
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Real yellowwood · Chacma baboon
Vanaf R 170 per nag
Cape Beech hier aangeteken · Grasveld-bioom · Real yellowwood · Tree fuchsia
Vanaf R 1,070 per nag
Fynbos-bioom · Southern right whale
Gee terug aan Stanford Animal Welfare Society en 1 ander
Vanaf R 2,235 per nag
Fynbos-bioom
Gee terug aan Barrydale Hospice
Vanaf R 4,355 per nag
Savanne-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Gee terug aan Zululand Conservation Trust en 1 ander
Vanaf R 22,680 per nag
Fynbos-bioom · Black wildebeest · Bontebok
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Vanaf R 5,636 per nag
Fynbos-bioom · English oak
Gee terug aan Cape Leopard Trust
Vanaf R 6,195 per nag
Fynbos-bioom · English oak
Vanaf R 2,800 per nag
Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 9,900 per nag
Savanne-bioom · Lion · Leopard
Prys op aanvraag
Savanne-bioom · Makalani palm · Ana tree
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Vanaf R 11,820 per nag
Dry mountains, ostriches, and Calitzdorp's port wines
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Cape Beech te vind
Gashere het die Cape Beech gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Table Mountain National Park and Tsitsikamma National Park.
Spesie
Rapanea melanophloeos
Waarnemings
3,175
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Cape Beech op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Cape Beech in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Cape Beech at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Table Mountain National Park, Tsitsikamma National Park, Garden Route National Park, Royal Natal National Park and Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Cape Beech in South Africa?
The Cape Beech is most recorded in Western Cape (65% of records), Eastern Cape (17% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (11% of records), based on 3,175 iNaturalist observations. 15 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Cape Beech on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Cape Beech?
The Cape Beech is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Tsitsikamma National Park: Apr-Sep; Garden Route National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Cape Beech?
Rapanea melanophloeos, commonly known as Cape Beech, Kaapse Boekenhout or IsiCalabi, is a dense, graceful, evergreen tree that is native to the afromontane forests of Southern Africa.
























