
Trees & flora
Witmelkhout
Sideroxylon inerme subsp. inerme (aMasethole or white milkwood, Afrikaans: wit-melkhout, Xhosa: Ximafana, Zulu: Umakhwelafingqane) is a Southern African coastal tree, with dense foliage, black berries and small, foetid, greenish flowers.
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 5,295 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 White Milkwood is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
5,295 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die White Milkwood aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor Suid-Afrika
White Milkwood hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Spekboom · Outeniqua yellowwood
Gee terug aan Revive Knysna
Vanaf R 2,310 per nag
White Milkwood hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · King protea · Sugarbush
Vanaf R 965 per nag
White Milkwood hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · King protea · Sugarbush
Vanaf R 4,009 per nag
White Milkwood hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · White milkwood · Southern right whale
Gee terug aan Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy
Prys op aanvraag
White Milkwood hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · King protea · Sugarbush
Vanaf R 770 per nag
White Milkwood hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bontebok · King protea
Vanaf R 4,859 per nag
White Milkwood hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Gee terug aan Endangered Wildlife Trust
Prys op aanvraag
White Milkwood hier aangeteken · Woud-bioom · Arum lily · Krantz aloe
Vanaf R 457 per nag
White Milkwood hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Outeniqua yellowwood
Vanaf R 287 per nag
White Milkwood hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Gee terug aan Endangered Wildlife Trust
Prys op aanvraag
White Milkwood hier aangeteken · Woud-bioom · Arum lily · Krantz aloe
Vanaf R 294 per nag
White Milkwood hier aangeteken · Indiese Oseaan-kusgordel-bioom · Black mangrove · Vervet monkey
Vanaf R 230 per nag
White Milkwood hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Vanaf R 1,420 per nag
White Milkwood hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Vanaf R 900 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
Angulate tortoise · Wild olive
Prys op aanvraag
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
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Wanneer en waar om die White Milkwood te vind
Gashere het die White Milkwood gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Table Mountain National Park, Gondwana Game Reserve and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.
Spesie
Sideroxylon inerme
Waarnemings
5,295
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die White Milkwood op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the White Milkwood in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the White Milkwood at stays in or beside Table Mountain National Park, Gondwana Game Reserve, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, Tsitsikamma National Park, Garden Route National Park and uMlalazi 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 White Milkwood in South Africa?
The White Milkwood is most recorded in Western Cape (63% of records), Eastern Cape (29% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (7% of records), based on 5,295 iNaturalist observations. 14 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the White Milkwood on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the White Milkwood?
The White Milkwood 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. Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Tsitsikamma National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the White Milkwood?
Sideroxylon inerme subsp. inerme (aMasethole or white milkwood, Afrikaans: wit-melkhout, Xhosa: Ximafana, Zulu: Umakhwelafingqane) is a Southern African coastal tree, with dense foliage, black berries and small, foetid, greenish flowers. The tree's generic name means "Iron-wood" in Greek, referring to its very hard timber.
























