
Trees & flora
Ocotea bullata, (stinkwood or black stinkwood, Afrikaans: Stinkhout, Xhosa: Umhlungulu, Zulu: Umnukane) is a species of flowering tree native to South Africa.
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.
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.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Stinkwood is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
383 records, iNaturalist
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Rote Liste der IUCN
Endangered
Art
Ocotea bullata
Nachweise
383
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber den Stinkwood auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
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. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in South Africa has recorded the Stinkwood on site or nearby.
The Stinkwood is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The Stinkwood (Ocotea bullata) is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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.