uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
KwaZulu-Natal · Year-round
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Trees & flora
Real Yellowwood
Podocarpus latifolius
Podocarpus latifolius (broad-leaved yellowwood or real yellowwood, Afrikaans: Opregte-geelhout, Northern Sotho: Mogôbagôba, Xhosa: Umcheya, Zulu: Umkhoba) is a large evergreen tree up to 35 m high and 3 m trunk diameter, in the conifer family Podocarpaceae; it is the type species of the genus Podocarpus.
Species insights
When to visit
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.
Best monthsAny month
Records2,297 records
Curve from 2,297 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
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Real Yellowwood is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,300 records, iNaturalist
Parks where hosts record the Real Yellowwood
Stays that give back
Across South Africa
Pumula Lodge 4 Star Guesthouse Knysna
Hunter's Home, Knysna
From R 2,310a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Overseers Mountain Cottage
Table Mountain National Park
From R 4,009a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Storms River Mouth Rest Camp (Tsitsikamma)
Garden Route National Park
From R 457a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Lehele Lodge at Gondwana Game Reserve
Gondwana Game Reserve
Price on request
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Wilderness Ebb-and-Flow Rest Camp
Garden Route National Park
From R 287a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Nature’s Valley Rest Camp (Tsitsikamma)
Garden Route National Park
From R 294a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Kwena Lodge at Gondwana Game Reserve
Gondwana Game Reserve
Price on request
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Cobham
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
From R 190a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Garden Castle
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
From R 190a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Monk's Cowl
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
From R 130a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Kamberg
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
From R 840a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Lotheni
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
From R 270a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Highmoor
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
From R 200a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Royal Natal (Thendele, Mahai & Rugged Glen)
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
From R 360a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Injisuthi
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
From R 170a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Didima (Cathedral Peak)
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
From R 1,070a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
Giant's Castle
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
From R 1,150a night
Real Yellowwood recorded here
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When and where to find the Real Yellowwood
Hosts have recorded the Real Yellowwood at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Gondwana Game Reserve and Tsitsikamma National Park.
Species
Podocarpus latifolius
Records
2,300
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Real Yellowwood on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Real Yellowwood in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Real Yellowwood at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Gondwana Game Reserve, Tsitsikamma National Park, Garden Route National Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve and Kamberg Nature Reserve and other reserves. 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 Real Yellowwood in South Africa?
The Real Yellowwood is most recorded in Western Cape (56% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (20% of records), Eastern Cape (9% of records), based on 2,300 iNaturalist observations. 17 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Real Yellowwood on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Real Yellowwood?
The Real Yellowwood 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. uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Tsitsikamma National Park: Apr-Sep; Garden Route National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Real Yellowwood?
Podocarpus latifolius (broad-leaved yellowwood or real yellowwood, Afrikaans: Opregte-geelhout, Northern Sotho: Mogôbagôba, Xhosa: Umcheya, Zulu: Umkhoba) is a large evergreen tree up to 35 m high and 3 m trunk diameter, in the conifer family Podocarpaceae; it is the type species of the genus Podocarpus.
