Where to see
Where to see the Coastal Red Milkwood in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Coastal Red Milkwood at stays in or beside uMlalazi Nature Reserve.
Mimusops afra
Planning a trip
When and where to find the Coastal Red Milkwood
Hosts have recorded the Coastal Red Milkwood at stays in or beside uMlalazi Nature Reserve.
Species
Mimusops afra
Records
1,279
iNaturalist observations
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Coastal Red Milkwood on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Coastal Red Milkwood in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Coastal Red Milkwood at stays in or beside 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 Coastal Red Milkwood in South Africa?
The Coastal Red Milkwood is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (57% of records), Eastern Cape (43% of records), based on 1,279 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in South Africa has recorded the Coastal Red Milkwood on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Coastal Red Milkwood?
The Coastal Red 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. uMlalazi Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Coastal Red Milkwood?
Mimusops afra (coastal red milkwood, Afrikaans: Kusrooimelkhout, Xhosa: Umthunzi, Sepedi: Mmupudu, Zulu: Umkhakhayi) is a species of tree in family Sapotaceae. This tree is found in coastal dune vegetation in Southern Africa from the Eastern Cape, through KwaZulu-Natal to southern Mozambique.
Stays that give back
Where to stay for a chance to see the Coastal Red Milkwood
Every stay on the Coastal Red Milkwood page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.
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