Diospyros ferrea, known as black ebony, is a tree in the ebony family, distributed in Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos (Khammouan) and Taiwan (Hengchun Peninsula and Orchid Island).

Diospyros ferrea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species:
D. ferrea
Binomial name
Diospyros ferrea
Synonyms
  • Ehretia ferrea Willd.
  • Diospyros ferrea var. buxifolia (Rottb.) Bakh.
  • Maba buxifolia (Rottb.) Juss.
  • Pisonia buxifolia Rottb.

Distribution

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It is found from West Africa to India, Indo-China, north to the Ryukyu Islands (Japan), east to the Malesian area, Australia, Melanesia and Polynesia.

Uses

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D. ferrea is reported to be an important source of black ebony, but this is doubtful because of the unsatisfactory taxonomy of the group involved.[citation needed]

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References

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  • Lemmens, R.H.M.J.; Soerianegara, I.; Wong, W.C., eds. (1995). Timber trees: Minor commercial timbers. Plant Resources of South-East Asia. Vol. 5. Leiden, the Netherlands: Backhuys Publishers. pp. 193–194.

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