Kingdom Plantae Scientific name Tieghemella Rank Genus | Family Sapotaceae Higher classification Sapotaceae Order Ericales | |
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Similar Tieghemella africana, Tieghemella heckelii, Sapotaceae, Baillonella, Autranella | ||
Tieghemella is a genus of the plant family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1890. The wood of Tieghemella species is known as makore in the lumber trade.
Tieghemella is native to western and central Africa.
- Tieghemella africana Pierre - Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Zaire
- Tieghemella heckelii (A.Chev.) Pierre ex Dubard - Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Zaire
References
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