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2. Ebony - Wikipedia

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   Ebony is a dense black/brown hardwood, coming from several species in the genus Diospyros, which also includes the persimmon tree. A few Diospyros species, such as macassar and mun ebony, are dense enough to sink in water. Ebony is finely textured and has a mirror finish when polished, making it valuable as an ornamental wood. [1]

3. Diospyros crassiflora - Wikipedia

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   Diospyros crassiflora, commonly known as Gaboon ebony, African ebony, Cameroon ebony, Nigeria ebony, [3] West African ebony, [4] and Benin ebony [5] is a species of lowland-rainforest tree in the family Ebenaceae that is endemic to Western Africa.

4. Dalbergia melanoxylon - Wikipedia

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   The trees are being harvested at an unsustainable rate, partly because of illegal smuggling of the wood into Kenya, but also because the tree takes upwards of 60 years to mature. African blackwood is often cited as one of the most expensive woods in the world, along with sandalwood, pink ivory, agarwood and ebony. [5] [6]

5. Diospyros ebenum - Wikipedia

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   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 .

6. Diospyros - Wikipedia

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   Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC. – jackalberry, "African ebony" Diospyros mindanaensis Merr. Diospyros montana Roxb. Diospyros mun A.Chev. ex Lecomte – mun ebony; Diospyros muricata Bakh. Diospyros neurosepala Bakh. Diospyros nigra (J.F.Gmel.) Perrier – black sapote, chocolate pudding fruit, "black persimmon" Diospyros oligantha Merr.

7. Diospyros mespiliformis - Wikipedia

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   Diospyros mespiliformis, the jackalberry (also known as African ebony and by its Afrikaans name jakkalsbessie), is a large dioecious evergreen [2] tree found mostly in the savannas of Africa. Jackals are fond of the fruit, hence the common names. It is a member of the family Ebenaceae, and is related to the true ebony (D. ebenum) and edible ...