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. The wood provides high chatoyance, with an average value above 20 PZC.

Tieghemella is native to western and central Africa.

1. Species

2. Tieghemella africana - Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo

3. Tieghemella heckelii - Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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