Ocotea bullata
Videos
Ocotea bullata, 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
Ocotea bullata Stinkwood tree Cape Town 2
Giant stinkwood tree in indigenous afrotemperate forest, South Africa.
The clean, straight trunk of a young Stinkwood.
Table Mountain
Videos
Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa.
Ocotea bullata
…of the leaves, hence the specific name bullata. The flowers are often dioecious. This tree is indigenous to the high forests of South Africa, from Table Mountain in the south, to the afro-montane forests of Limpopo in the north. It has been effectively exterminated on the slopes of Table Mountain where it has…
Table Mountain as seen from Lion's Head, with low-lying cloud cover over Cape Town
Panorama from the top of Table Mountain. From left to right are visible Lion's Head, Signal Hill, Robben Island, the Cape Town city centre, Table Bay, and Devil's Peak.
Devil's Peak, Table Mountain and the Back Table seen from the Cape Flats. In this view Table Mountain is seen "side on" from the east. It is the view of the mountain that greets a visitor to Cape Town arriving by road (particularly along the N2). The distance from Constantia Nek to the lower slopes of Devil's Peak on the right hand side of the photograph is nine kilometres or 5.6 miles (as the crow flies).