Tieghemella heckelii

Tieghemella heckelii
Tieghemella heckelii
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Tieghemella
Species: T. heckelii
Binomial name
Tieghemella heckelii
(A.Chev) Pierre ex Dubard

Tieghemella heckelii (also called Baku or Cherry Mahogany) is a species of plant in the Sapotaceae family. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It is a timber tree. Often up to 45 meters tall and 1.2 meters thick.

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