
Trees & flora
Calodendrum capense is an African tree which was first studied at The Cape in South Africa and cultivated widely for its prolific flower display.
Most records Nov to Dec
When Cape Chestnut sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 780 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.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Cape Chestnut is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
780 records, iNaturalist
4 resultate in Suid-Afrika
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Spesie
Calodendrum capense
Aantekeninge
780
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
'n Aantekening beteken 'n gasheer het die Cape Chestnut op die eiendom of naby gesien. Dit is nooit 'n waarborg van 'n waarneming nie.
The Cape Chestnut is most recorded in Western Cape (25% of records), Eastern Cape (24% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (20% of records), based on 780 iNaturalist observations. 4 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Cape Chestnut on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Cape Chestnut peak from Nov to Dec, based on 780 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
Calodendrum capense is an African tree which was first studied at The Cape in South Africa and cultivated widely for its prolific flower display. It is native to a swath of the east side of the continent from the equatorial highlands of Kenya at its northern limit southwards through isolated mountains in Tanzania to both sides of Lake Malawi, the Mashonaland Plateau and Eastern Highlands of Zimbab...