Trees & flora
Marula
Sclerocarya birrea
Sclerocarya birrea , commonly known as the marula , (Ancient Greek σκληρός, sklērós , "hard", and κάρυον, káryon , "nut", in reference to the stone inside the fleshy fruit) is a medium-sized dioecious tree, indigenous to the miombo woodlands of Southern Africa, the Sudano-Sahelian range of West Africa, and Madagascar.
Trees & flora
Marula
Sclerocarya birrea
Sclerocarya birrea , commonly known as the marula , (Ancient Greek σκληρός, sklērós , "hard", and κάρυον, káryon , "nut", in reference to the stone inside the fleshy fruit) is a medium-sized dioecious tree, indigenous to the miombo woodlands of Southern Africa, the Sudano-Sahelian range of West Africa, and Madagascar.
Species insights▾
When to visit
Here year-round
A resident species, so no month is the wrong month. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Best monthsAny month
Sightings2,239 records
Curve from 2,239 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
Limpopo and beyond
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2,239 records, iNaturalist
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