Ebony
Diospyros ebenum
Also known as Ceylon Ebony, Malabar Ebony, East India Ebony, Black Sapote, Persimmon Ebony
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About Ebony
Ceylon ebony or Diospyros ebenum (Sinhala: කළුවර Kaluwara) (Tamil: கருங்காலி Karungaali), is a species of tree in the genus Diospyros and the family Ebenaceae. The tree produces valuable black wood.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Diospyros ebenum
- Genus
- Diospyros
- Family
- EBENACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen & deciduous forests
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (DD)
Local Names
- Hindi
- abnus, ebans
- Tamil
- வெள்ளைத்துவரை
- Telugu
- karimara, malluti
- Kannada
- ಅಬನಸ Abanasa, ಅಬನಾಸಿ abanasi, ಅಬನಾಶಿ abanashi
- Malayalam
- ebony, kari, karimaram
- Marathi
- abnus, karmar
Botanical family
Ebenaceae
Ebony/Persimmon family
Ebony belongs to the Ebenaceae family.
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