Tieghemella
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 | |
|---|---|
| Tieghemella heckelii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapotoideae |
| Genus: | Tieghemella Pierre 1890, conserved name, not Berl. & De Toni 1888 (Mucoraceae in Zygomycetes) |
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Tieghemella is native to western and central Africa.
- Species
- Tieghemella africana Pierre - Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Tieghemella heckelii (A.Chev.) Pierre ex Dubard - Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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