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. 3 places to stay on Spekboom 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.

Trees & flora

Ilala Palm

Hyphaene coriacea

The Lala palm ( Hyphaene coriacea ) is a species palm tree native to the eastern Afrotropics.

from Wikipedia

Trees & flora

Ilala Palm

Hyphaene coriacea

The Lala palm ( Hyphaene coriacea ) is a species palm tree native to the eastern Afrotropics.

from Wikipedia

Showing stays where you can spotIlala Palm3 stays list it on site or nearby

Species insights▾

When to visit

Most records Apr to May

When Ilala Palm sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.

Best monthsApr to May

Records689 records

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.

Where you'll find it

KwaZulu-Natal and beyond

Provinces where Ilala Palm is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

KwaZulu-Natal

77%Eastern Cape

14%Mpumalanga

689 records, iNaturalist