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Common Name(s): Black and White Ebony, Pale Moon Ebony Scientific Name: Diospyros spp. (D. embryopteris, D. peregrina, etc.) Distribution: South/Southeast Asia Tree Size: No data available Average Dried Weight: About 44 lbs/ft3 (700 kg/m3) to 50 lbs/ft3 (800 kg/m3) Basic Specific Gravity: No data available Hardness: No data available Rupture Strength: No data available Elastic Strength: No data available Crushing Strength: – lbf/in2 (- MPa) Shrinkage: No data available |
Color/Appearance: No data available.
Grain/Pore: No data available.
Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; small to medium pores in no specific arrangement; solitary and radial multiples of 2-3; heartwood deposits occasionally present; growth rings indistinct; rays not visible without lens; parenchyma reticulate/banded, possibly marginal, apotracheal parenchyma diffuse-in-aggregates, paratracheal parenchyma vasicentric.
Durability: No data available.
Workability: No data available.
Scent: There is no characteristic odor associated with this wood species.
Safety: Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Ebony in the Diospyros genus has been reported as a sensitizer. Usually most common reactions simply include eye and skin irritation. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information.
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