Tieghemella Explained

Tieghemella is a genus of the plant family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1890.[1] [2] The wood of Tieghemella species is known as makore in the lumber trade.[3]

Tieghemella is native to western and central Africa.[4]

Species[4]
  1. Tieghemella africana - Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  2. Tieghemella heckelii - Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Notes and References

  1. Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis. 1890. Notes Botaniques: Sapotacées 18
  2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40014466 Tropicos, Tieghemella Pierre
  3. Web site: Makore . Meier . Eric . 2014 . The Wood Database . 12 July 2015.
  4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=205756 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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