
Trees & flora
Wild Pear
Dombeya rotundifolia, Dikbas or "South African wild pear" (it is not related to pear trees), is a small deciduous tree with dark grey to blackish deeply fissured bark, found in Southern Africa and northwards to central and eastern tropical 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 2,766 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.
Gauteng and beyond
Provinces where Wild Pear is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,766 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Wild Pear aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor Suid-Afrika
Wild Pear hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Gee terug aan Endangered Wildlife Trust
Vanaf R 17,400 per nag
Wild Pear hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Leopard · Spotted hyena
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Vanaf R 11,820 per nag
Wild Pear hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Impala · Spotted hyena
Gee terug aan Endangered Wildlife Trust
Vanaf R 11,980 per nag
Wild Pear hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Vanaf R 10,670 per nag
Wild Pear hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Gee terug aan Endangered Wildlife Trust
Vanaf R 17,500 per nag
Wild Pear hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Aardvark · African elephant
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Prys op aanvraag
Wild Pear hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Giraffe · Knobthorn
Vanaf R 390 per nag
Wild Pear hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Giraffe · Impala
Vanaf R 390 per nag
Wild Pear hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Aardvark · Banded mongoose
Gee terug aan Endangered Wildlife Trust
Prys op aanvraag
Wild Pear hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Blue wildebeest · Plains zebra
Vanaf R 480 per nag
Wild Pear hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Vanaf R 1,420 per nag
Wild Pear hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Gee terug aan Endangered Wildlife Trust
Prys op aanvraag
Wild Pear hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Vanaf R 900 per nag
Wild Pear hier aangeteken · Savanne-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Vanaf R 130 per nag
Fynbos-bioom
Gee terug aan Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy en 1 ander
Vanaf R 14,985 per nag
Grasveld-bioom
Gee terug aan Royal Drakensberg Education Trust en 2 ander
Vanaf R 5,400 per nag
Savanne-bioom · Makalani palm · Ana tree
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Vanaf R 11,820 per nag
Fynbos-bioom · Black wildebeest · Bontebok
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Vanaf R 5,636 per nag
Savanne-bioom · Leopard · Lion
Gee terug aan Zululand Conservation Trust en 1 ander
Vanaf R 22,680 per nag
Angulate tortoise · Wild olive
Prys op aanvraag
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
Savanne-bioom · Lion · Leopard
Prys op aanvraag
Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 9,900 per nag
Rolling green hills, dairy farms, and pottery studios
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Wild Pear te vind
Gashere het die Wild Pear gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and Welgevonden Game Reserve.
Spesie
Dombeya rotundifolia
Waarnemings
2,766
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Wild Pear op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Wild Pear in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Wild Pear at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, Welgevonden Game Reserve, Ithala Game Reserve 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 Wild Pear in South Africa?
The Wild Pear is most recorded in Gauteng (46% of records), Limpopo (20% of records), North West (16% of records), based on 2,766 iNaturalist observations. 14 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Wild Pear on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Wild Pear?
The Wild Pear 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. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Welgevonden Game Reserve: May-Sep, dry season; Ithala Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Wild Pear?
Dombeya rotundifolia, Dikbas or "South African wild pear" (it is not related to pear trees), is a small deciduous tree with dark grey to blackish deeply fissured bark, found in Southern Africa and northwards to central and eastern tropical Africa. Formerly placed in the Sterculiaceae, that artificial group has now been abandoned by most authors and the plants are part of an enlarged Malvaceae.
























