Where to see
Where to see the Ilala Palm in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Ilala Palm at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Phinda Private Game Reserve.
Hyphaene coriacea
Planning a trip
When and where to find the Ilala Palm
Hosts have recorded the Ilala Palm at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Phinda Private Game Reserve.
Species
Hyphaene coriacea
Records
689
iNaturalist observations
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Ilala Palm on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Ilala Palm in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Ilala Palm at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Phinda Private Game 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 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. 14 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa 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.
Stays that give back
Where to stay for a chance to see the Ilala Palm
Every stay on the Ilala Palm 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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