Trees & flora

Coastal Red Milkwood

Mimusops afra

Mimusops afra (coastal red milkwood, Afrikaans: Kusrooimelkhout, Xhosa: Umthunzi, Sepedi: Mmupudu, Zulu: Umkhakhayi) is a species of tree in family Sapotaceae.

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Showing stays that recordCoastal Red Milkwood1 stay lists it on site or nearby

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

Records1,278 records

Curve from 1,278 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

KwaZulu-Natal and beyond

Provinces where Coastal Red Milkwood is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

KwaZulu-Natal

57%Eastern Cape

43%

1,279 records, iNaturalist

Places to stay

1 result in South Africa

Umlalazi

Umlalazi Nature Reserve

Coastal Red Milkwood recorded here · Indian Ocean Coastal Belt biome · Black mangrove, Vervet monkey · Canoeing, Guided walk

From R 230 per night

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Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse

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Tintswalo at Boulders

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Fynbos biome · 1 bird recorded · Surfing, Scenic drives

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Singita Ebony Lodge

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Savanna biome · 42 birds recorded · Lion, Leopard

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Singita Boulders Lodge

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Savanna biome · 43 birds recorded · Lion, Leopard

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Singita Lebombo Villa

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Singita Sweni Lodge

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Singita Castleton

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Singita Ebony Villa

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Savanna biome

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Singita Lebombo Lodge

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Savanna biome · 50 birds recorded · Lion, Leopard

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Kwandwe Melton Manor

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Albany Thicket biome · 207 birds recorded · Lion, Leopard

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Kwandwe Great Fish River Lodge

Eastern Cape

Albany Thicket biome · 207 birds recorded · Lion, Leopard · Game drives

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Kwandwe Uplands Homestead

Eastern Cape

Albany Thicket biome · 207 birds recorded · Lion, Leopard

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When and where to find the Coastal Red Milkwood

Species

Mimusops afra

Records

1 279

iNaturalist observations

Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.

Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Coastal Red Milkwood on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Where can you see the Coastal Red Milkwood in South Africa?

The Coastal Red Milkwood is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (57% of records), Eastern Cape (43% of records), based on 1 279 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in South Africa has recorded the Coastal Red Milkwood on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Coastal Red Milkwood?

The Coastal Red Milkwood is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.

What is the Coastal Red Milkwood?

Mimusops afra (coastal red milkwood, Afrikaans: Kusrooimelkhout, Xhosa: Umthunzi, Sepedi: Mmupudu, Zulu: Umkhakhayi) is a species of tree in family Sapotaceae. This tree is found in coastal dune vegetation in Southern Africa from the Eastern Cape, through KwaZulu-Natal to southern Mozambique.