
Trees & flora
Lalapalm
The Lala palm (Hyphaene coriacea) is a species palm tree native to the eastern Afrotropics.
Spesie-insigte
Most records Apr to May
When Ilala Palm sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 689 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.
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
Provinces where Ilala Palm is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
689 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Ilala Palm aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor Suid-Afrika
Ilala Palm hier aangeteken
Ilala Palm hier aangeteken
Ilala Palm hier aangeteken
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Ilala Palm hier aangeteken
Ilala Palm hier aangeteken
Ilala Palm hier aangeteken
Ilala Palm hier aangeteken
Ilala Palm hier aangeteken
Ilala Palm hier aangeteken
Ilala Palm hier aangeteken
Ilala Palm hier aangeteken
Ilala Palm hier aangeteken
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Wanneer en waar om die Ilala Palm te vind
Gashere het die Ilala Palm gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kruger National Park and Phinda Private Game Reserve.
Spesie
Hyphaene coriacea
Waarnemings
689
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Ilala Palm op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Ilala Palm in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Ilala Palm at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Phinda Private Game 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 Ilala Palm in South Africa?
The Ilala Palm is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (77% of records), Eastern Cape (14% of records), Mpumalanga (9% of records), based on 689 iNaturalist observations. 14 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Ilala Palm on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Ilala Palm?
Sightings of the Ilala Palm peak from Apr to May, based on 689 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
What is the Ilala Palm?
The Lala palm (Hyphaene coriacea) is a species palm tree native to the eastern Afrotropics. It occurs in eastern Africa from Somalia to Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, and is also found in the coastal flats of Madagascar and on Juan de Nova Island in the Mozambique Channel Islands.



























