Tieghemella
| Tieghemella | |
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| Tieghemella heckelii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| 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)[1][2] |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Tieghemella is a genus of the plant family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1890.[4][5] The wood of Tieghemella species is known as makore in the lumber trade.[6] The wood provides high chatoyance, with an average value above 20 PZC.[7]
Tieghemella is native to western and central Africa.[3]
- Species[3]
- 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
References
[edit]- ↑ Tropicos, Tieghemella Berl. & De Toni
- ↑ Mouly, A., L. Gautier, J. Dupont, H. Chevillotte, J.-L. Guillaumet & E. J. M. Florence. 2010. (1949 [1971]) Proposal to conserve Tieghemella Pierre (Sapotaceae) against Tieghemella Berl. & De Toni (Absidiaceae). Taxon 59(5): 1605–1606.
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis. 1890. Notes Botaniques: Sapotacées 18
- ↑ Tropicos, Tieghemella Pierre
- ↑ Meier, Eric (2014). "Makore". The Wood Database. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "Makore". PZC Chatometry (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-27.
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