Tieghemella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Genus: |
Tieghemella Pierre 1890, conserved name, not Berl. & De Toni 1888 (Mucoraceae in Zygomycetes) |
Synonyms | |
Dumoria A.Chev. |
Dumoria A.Chev.
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.