Garden Route National Park
Western Cape · Best Sep to Apr
1 place
Trees & flora
Stinkwood
Ocotea bullataEndangered
Ocotea bullata, (stinkwood or black stinkwood, Afrikaans: Stinkhout, Xhosa: Umhlungulu, Zulu: Umnukane) is a species of flowering tree native to South Africa.
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
Records383 records
Curve from 383 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 Stinkwood is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
383 records, iNaturalist
Parks where hosts record the Stinkwood
Stays that give back
Across South Africa
Frog Mountain Getaway
Swellendam
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Stinkwood recorded here
Wilderness Ebb-and-Flow Rest Camp
Garden Route National Park
From R 287a night
Stinkwood recorded here
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When and where to find the Stinkwood
Hosts have recorded the Stinkwood at stays in or beside Garden Route National Park.
IUCN Red List
Endangered
Species
Ocotea bullata
Records
383
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Stinkwood on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Stinkwood in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Stinkwood at stays in or beside Garden Route 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 Stinkwood in South Africa?
The Stinkwood is most recorded in Western Cape (89% of records), Eastern Cape (6% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (5% of records), based on 383 iNaturalist observations. 2 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Stinkwood on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Stinkwood?
The Stinkwood 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. 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 conservation status of the Stinkwood?
The Stinkwood (Ocotea bullata) is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
What is the Stinkwood?
Ocotea bullata, (stinkwood or black stinkwood, Afrikaans: Stinkhout, Xhosa: Umhlungulu, Zulu: Umnukane) is a species of flowering tree native to South Africa. It produces very fine and valuable timber which was formerly much sought after to make furniture. Due to over-exploitation it is now a protected species. Other names for it are Cape Walnut, Cape laurel, and laurel wood.
