White Mahogany (Khaya anthotheca)

Family: Meliaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Khaya anthotheca or commonly known as White Mahogany or East African Mahogany is a 60m high deciduous tree that is fast growing. It has a dense crown, large buttresses, and a bole of up to 120 cm in diameter. The plant is widely distributed throughout tropical Africa. The bark is grayish-brown and is used in traditional medicine to treat colds, fever, pneumonia, abdominal pain, vomiting, gonorrhea, male impotence, wounds, sores, and ulcers.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

None known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

A canopy tree of lowland rain-forest and riverine fringe forest, from sea level to about 1,500 metres. Prefers terraces and stable, gently sloping riverbeds in riparian forests; grows well on adjacent colluvial slopes at margins of floodplains. (Zone 9)