Tieghemella heckelii
Baku, cherry mahogany
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Makoré | |
| Deutsch | Makoré | |
| English | Baku, cherry mahogany | |
| Français | Makoré | |
| Italiano | Makoré | |
| Suomi | Makoré | |
| Norsk | Makoré | |
| Čeština | Makoré | |
| Español | Makoré | |
| Svenska | Makoré | |
| Polski | Makoré | |
| Український | Makoré | |
| Român | Makoré | |
| Русский | Makoré | |
| Български | Makoré | |
| EESTI | Makoré | |
| 日本語 | Makoré | |
| Other names | Douka |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Ghana; Guinea; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Central African Republic; Zaire | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Ericales | |||
| Family | Sapotaceae | |||
| Genus | Tieghemella | |||
| Species | heckelii | |||
| Author citation | (A.Chev.) Pierre ex Dubard | |||
| Scientific name | Tieghemella heckelii (A.Chev.) Pierre ex Dubard | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 1 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | D | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | D | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 2 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 620.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 660.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 720.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
TGHC , pommele, geschaelt , ©Bollinger Furniere
TGHC , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere
TGHC , wood, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
TGHC , wood, label, 145x60mm ©Hansueli Schmid ,
Tieghemella heckelii , ©Dennis Wilson