Trees & flora
Weeping Boer-bean
Schotia brachypetala
Schotia brachypetala or weeping boer-bean is a leguminous flowering tree in the family Fabaceae (bean family/pod-bearing family/legumes) and the subfamily Detarioideae.
Beste Reisezeit
Most records Sep to Oct
When Weeping Boer-bean sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Beste MonateSep to Oct
Records972 records
Curve from 972 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.
Wo Sie sie finden
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
Provinces where Weeping Boer-bean is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
972 records, iNaturalist
Parks, in denen Gastgeber den Weeping Boer-bean gesichtet haben
Unterkünfte
10+ Ergebnisse in Südafrika
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- Which parks and reserves are best for the Weeping Boer-bean in South Africa?
- Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Weeping Boer-bean at stays in or beside Kruger National Park. 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 Weeping Boer-bean in South Africa?
- The Weeping Boer-bean is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (33% of records), Limpopo (30% of records), Mpumalanga (28% of records), based on 972 iNaturalist observations. 13 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Weeping Boer-bean on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the Weeping Boer-bean?
- Sightings of the Weeping Boer-bean peak from Sep to Oct, based on 972 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
- What is the Weeping Boer-bean?
- Schotia brachypetala or weeping boer-bean is a leguminous flowering tree in the family Fabaceae (bean family/pod-bearing family/legumes) and the subfamily Detarioideae. The woodland tree is native to Africa south of the Zambezi River, where it occurs at middle altitudes. It is well-suited as shade or ornamental tree in warmer regions, and is consequently widely cultivated in gardens and parks.