Diospyros ebenum

Diospyros ebenum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species:
D. ebenum
Binomial name
Diospyros ebenum
Synonyms
  • Diospyros glaberrima Rottler
  • Diospyros melanoxylon Willd.
  • Diospyros membranacea A.DC.
  • Diospyros reticulata var. timoriana A.DC.
  • Diospyros laurifolia A.Rich.
  • Diospyros timoriana (A.DC.) Miq.
  • Diospyros assimilis Bedd.

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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