Tieghemella africana
Makoré (also called " Baku " ) and Douka (also called " Okola " ) are two of African timber tree species of the genus in the family of Tieghemella Sapotengewächse. Makoré comes from the type Tieghemella heckelii, which is also known even among their synonyms Mimusops heckelii and Dumoria heckelii and occurs in tropical West Africa; Douka comes from Tieghemella africana, which was also assigned to the genera Mimusops and Dumoria earlier and is distributed from Central to West Africa.
The woods Makoré and Douka are botanically closely related. In appearance and in the properties they correspond to a large extent, so that both types are often used for the same purpose and are, therefore, to describe in common.
Makoré is referred to sometimes incorrectly as " African pear " or " Pearwood ". The abbreviations according to DIN 4076 sheet 1 loud MAC or DUK
Description of trees
In Makoré is a deciduous tree that to over 50 meters high and its trunk can reach a diameter of two meters. The wood is mahogany core to reddish brown and the sapwood pale reddish. The drawing is indistinct.
Dissemination
Makoré occurs in the states of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria. Douka found in Gabon, Cameroon, Congo and Sierra Leone.
Use of wood
Find use both types as a veneer, mainly for furniture, paneling and partitions. The variety of veneer image may be of great advantage for a different use. In addition, veneer sheets in boat building, plywood, concrete formwork, frame structures in the exterior such as windows, doors and gates as well as for garden furniture and the like. In the interior construction for stairs, tables, furniture parts, flooring, cladding.